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People CAN go shopping more than once a week: Downing Street clarifies rules after minister Grant Shapps says the public should only make a single trip to the shops under coronavirus lockdown Transport Secretary’s comments put him at odds with official guidance Used BBC interview to say people should get supplies once a week But … Read more
China has lashed out at British politicians after ministers and senior Downing Street officials warned of a ‘reckoning’ with China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Beijing today called such warnings ‘slanders’, ‘attacks’ and ways for leaders to ‘dodge their responsibilities’ during the global crisis, reported Chinese state media. A spokesperson claimed that Western … Read more
Germany has announced it will give 100,000 people coronavirus antibody tests in the next few weeks as part of a major trial to get millions of workers out of lockdown. The mass study will allow officials to determine who has already caught the deadly infection and is therefore immune to being struck down again. British … Read more
Boris Johnson this morning chaired the first ever totally ‘remote’ meeting of his Cabinet as he continued to self-isolate in Downing Street while suffering from coronavirus. The meeting of the UK’s top ministers was held entirely via videolink after three of the four people who were in the room for last week’s semi-remote meeting were struck … Read more
With the Prime Minister confined to the Number 10 sick bay, Dominic Raab was entrusted with Monday’s daily Downing Street press briefing. It was not so long ago Mr Raab was staking his claim to be the occupant of this Georgian property. There was an irked, irritable air as he took to the lectern. Ah, … Read more
Dominic Raab has been mocked for licking his finger during the latest coronavirus update in Downing Street. The Foreign Secretary was filling in for Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly bug. But viewers spotted the 46-year-old MP wetting his finger to turn a page, despite government advice warning … Read more
Boris Johnson brings in Tory election chief Isaac Levido to co-ordinate coronavirus battle after his chief adviser Dominic Cummings falls sick Levido ran Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign and helped Tories win GE The Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer are all sick Downing Street declined to say whether Dominic Cummings is well enough … Read more
Boris Johnson brings in Tory election chief Isaac Levido to co-ordinate coronavirus battle after his chief adviser Dominic Cummings falls sick Levido ran Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign and helped Tories win GE The Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer are all sick Downing Street declined to say whether Dominic Cummings is well enough … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more