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COVID-19 could kill one in every 133 people it infects, suggesting almost six million people in the UK have had it already, according to scientists. Researchers collected information from 13 global studies that tried to calculate the true death rate of the coronavirus and settled on an overall estimate of 0.75 per cent. This would … Read more
The NHS will ‘have answers’ about the effectiveness of promising coronavirus drugs in June, health bosses say. Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, claimed the first results of clinical trials into the medicines were expected in ‘five to seven weeks’. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to announce he will keep Britain … Read more
As many as 20,000 people are still catching the coronavirus every day in Britain, according to scientists. Trying to start contact tracing while the disease is still spreading so rapidly would be ‘impossible’ and there is still a ‘big problem’ in care homes. Professor John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, … Read more
Katherine Jenkins will perform to an empty Royal Albert Hall tomorrow night as she performs a behind closed doors concert for the first time in the venue’s 150-year history. The 39-year-old classical singer will boost the morale of millions trapped indoors in Britain with a 30-minute performance marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day on … Read more
An unrepentant Nigel Farage has today hand-delivered a letter of complaint to Kent Police after two ‘sheepish’ officers turned up on his doorstep to chide him over his trips to Dover to highlight the numbers of migrants arriving in Britain by boat. It came as he returned to the Kent coast where 11 migrants were picked up – … Read more
A Navy official who acts as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. President Trump was upset upon learning the news, CNN reported. He and Vice President Mike Pence were subsequently tested and found to be negative. The valet was a member of the military unit assigned to serve the … Read more
A Navy official who acts as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. President Trump was upset upon learning the news, CNN reported. He and Vice President Mike Pence were subsequently tested and found to be negative. The valet was a member of the military unit assigned to serve the … Read more
The number of elderly deaths from coronavirus in Sweden is a ‘big failure’, the country’s ambassador to the US has said. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter said 90 per cent of those who died in Sweden were over 70, meaning that around 2,700 elderly people have died of the virus. Sweden has banned visits to care homes … Read more
Top cat! Kitten lures playful dog into pet pen and shuts him in before slipping out between the rails Hilarious footage shows a playful English Mastiff trying to play with a kitten Cheeto the kitten is not in the mood to play so he locks Larry the dog in the pen The cat slipped through … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal his lockdown exit plan on Sunday after most people in Britain have spent more than six weeks at home to help fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The proposals are to be split into five stages over the coming months, and a leaked version of the plan has … Read more