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Coronavirus UK – ‘You can’t fight a fire blindfolded. Test, test, test’ WHO attacks countries which don’t test all suspected of infection
Across the UK, 1,543 people have now tested positive for Covid-19, up from 1,372 at the same time on Sunday.
Coronavirus UK – Government asks people to avoid non essential contact
People should work from home if they can
Virgin Atlantic ask staff to take 8 weeks of unpaid leave
The move is the only way they can reduce outgoings without making job losses, the airline said.
Supermarket workers suffer abuse amid coronavirus panic-buying
The BRC said retailers are working with the police to keep stores ‘running as smoothly as possible’.
End of free BBC licence fee for over-75s delayed due to coronavirus
The universal benefit will now end in August instead of June.
Coronavirus UK: Wales reports first death as UK cases rise to 1,543
The number continues to rise
Ofsted inspections ‘unacceptable’ amid coronavirus outbreak – teachers’ union
The National Education Union said Scotland and Wales had ‘shown England the way’ regarding school inspections.
Teenage boy knifed to death in broad daylight in South London
The 18-year-old victim died from multiple stab injuries in Greenwich, south east London