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White House official referred to coronavirus as ‘Kung-Flu’ claims Asian American CBS reporter
Trump has already called it the 'Chinese Virus'
Coronavirus UK – Renters want more support to get through pandemic
The Chancellor said homeowners would get a “three-month mortgage holiday”
Coronavirus UK – Tesco set to reduce opening times for all 24-hour stores
The supermarket chain will close 24-hour operations at 10pm on Tuesday, turning to 6am to 10pm opening times due to coronavirus.
UK citizens least likely to support closing the borders to stop Coronavirus
Countries in Asia are most supportive of border closures
‘We need support for workers too because bills won’t go away’ – reaction to Chancellor’s coronavirus plans
Helping big business won't be enough
Coronavirus – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from prison
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she was “happy to be out”, even with an ankle tag.
Coronavirus UK – Chancellor pledges £330 billion
Rishi Sunak said the “unprecedented package” – equivalent to 15 per cent of GDP – could go further if demand is greater, and vowed to do “whatever it takes” to help the economy.
Coronavirus – Concerns over supply shortage of protective gear for frontline health workers
European health leaders have said they are aware of shortages in some countries.
Hospitals cancel operations to prepare for ‘large numbers’ of Coronavirus patients
Hospitals are told to assume they will need to postpone all non-urgent operations from April 15 at the latest, “for a period of at least three months”