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Coronavirus UK Petition – Demand Boris Johnson issues compulsory order to close to protect businesses
Pubs and restaurant owners are calling for immediate support after the PM advised people not to go out but stopped short of ordering closures.
Hospitality industry facing ruin as leaders demand state help
Pubs and restaurant owners are calling for immediate support after the PM advised people not to go out but stopped short of ordering closures.
Nearly 3,000 jobs being axed as Carphone Warehouse closes UK mobile-only stores
The group said its 531 Carphone Warehouse shops in the UK will shut on April 3.
School that closed has reopened after two people connected to school contracted coronavirus
St Johns Fisher Catholic School in Kent was fully reopened today after undergoing a 'deep clean' last week.
Spanish government nationalises private hospitals to combat spread of coronavirus
It comes as Jeremy Corbyn branded private hospitals in the UK "disgraceful" for charging the NHS £300-a-bed for coronavirus patients.
Government only realised “in last few days” that its Coronavirus strategy would “likely result in hundreds of thousands of deaths”
A report from a team of experts who have been advising the government found the 'mitigation' strategy could have led to as many as 250,000 deaths.
Coronavirus UK – Economy will come roaring back after Covid-19, says Johnson
PM acknowledges the outbreak will deliver a ‘severe blow’ but says the ‘fundamentals’ of the UK economy remained ‘very strong’.
In pics – Americans are panic buying…guns
While the UK is hunting down bog roll...
Participants receive first dose of experimental coronavirus vaccine
Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.