Carrie Symonds has got coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee reveals she has tested positive

Carrie Symons has announced she has coronavirus after fiancee Boris Johnson went into isolation with the deadly pathogen. Ms Symonds posted on Twitter earlier today and said: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger … Read more

Wales diagnoses 12 more coronavirus cases taking UK total to 1,555

Wales has diagnosed a further 12 cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the UK’s total to 1,555 infections and 55 deaths. Public Health Wales confirmed the country now has now had a total of 136 infected patients, which adds to 1,196 in England, 171 in Scotland and 52 in Northern Ireland. It comes after scientists warned … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Elderly ‘should stay at home for three months’

Millions of the elderly and most vulnerable will need to ‘shield’ themselves from social contact and stay at home for three months from this weekend, Downing Street announced today. Boris Johnson acknowledged that ‘drastic action’ was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has killed 55 and infected more than 1,500 throughout … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Elderly ‘should stay at home for three months’

Millions of the elderly and most vulnerable will need to ‘shield’ themselves from social contact and stay at home for three months from this weekend, Downing Street announced today. Boris Johnson acknowledged that ‘drastic action’ was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has killed 55 and infected more than 1,500 throughout … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Nadine Dorries reveals mother, 84, has virus

‘She’s a pre-war baby, made of strong stuff’: Coronavirus-hit health minister Nadine Dorries confirms her 84-year-old mother has tested positive for the virus – but insists she is ‘doing ok’ The Tory health minister reassured that her octogenarian parent is ‘doing ok’  Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the virus which has infected 798  Ms Dorries’s … Read more

Jeremy Hunt blasts Boris Johnson’s ‘concerning’ decision not to ban public events

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is ‘surprised and concerned’ Boris Johnson didn’t lockdown parts of Britain to tackle the coronavirus ‘national emergency’ as debate rages over whether the PM has gone far enough to protect Britain’s 66million population. Mr Hunt, who since leaving the cabinet is chair of the Commons health and social … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson warns we ‘may lose loved ones’

Boris Johnson today branded coronavirus the ‘worst public health crisis in a generation’ and warned that ‘many more’ people are going to die – but still held off drastic measures.  The Prime Minister said it was clear the disease will continue to spread around the world and people should brace for the ‘reality’ of ‘severe disruption’ … Read more

Boris Johnson steps up coronavirus response after Cobra crisis meeting

How the UK’s coronavirus ‘battle plan’ could unfold CONTAIN  Testing individuals reporting symptoms or returning from infected areas, isolating those who have coronavirus. Tracing how they contracted the virus, and everyone they might have come into contact with while infectious. Powers have been taken to force people into quarantine if they refuse to comply voluntarily.  … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson won’t shut schools to halt spread

How the UK’s coronavirus ‘battle plan’ could unfold CONTAIN  Testing individuals reporting symptoms or returning from infected areas, isolating those who have coronavirus. Tracing how they contracted the virus, and everyone they might have come into contact with while infectious. Powers have been taken to force people into quarantine if they refuse to comply voluntarily.  … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi Sunak’s Budget wasn’t just a vast splurge

Rishi Sunak’s first Budget confirmed what we had suspected. Boris Johnson’s Tories are not the party of Margaret Thatcher, or even David Cameron. That is why it is no exaggeration to describe yesterday as historic. The spectacle of this passionate, articulate, confident young Chancellor of Indian descent showed on one level how much the old … Read more