Spain deploys the ARMY to airports to keep tourists safely apart at ‘packed’ terminals

The exodus of Brits from Spain gathered speed today as airports witnessed scenes more typical of summer.  Members of Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) are being deployed at transport hubs such as South Tenerife and Malaga Airport as part of an operation to make sure people keep a safe distance from each other. Nearly 1,000 soldiers … Read more

Thousands of tourists and expats are stranded after country entered two-week lockdown 

Hundreds of thousands of British tourists and expats are stranded in Spain today after the country entered an unprecedented two-week lockdown. Panicked holidaymakers were last night scrambling to escape after the Spanish government declared a state of emergency over coronavirus. The drastic action came as the country’s death toll from the outbreak more than doubled … Read more

Spanish police use megaphones to tell people to stay indoors or face £25,000 fines

Spanish police stepped up their operation to force people to stay indoors today, with officers driving up and down beaches with megaphones, warning of prison time and massive £25,000 fines for those breaking the lockdown – after the country’s deaths from the coronavirus doubled to 288 overnight. Footage shared on Twitter captures officers as they tell … Read more

Here’s everything YOU need to know about coronavirus

Here’s everything YOU need to know about coronavirus from how to self-isolate to avoiding Covid-19 and protecting your elderly loved ones By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:04 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 08:05 GMT, 15 March 2020 The death toll from the coronavirus reached almost 6,000 last night with another 400 lives lost worldwide … Read more

Here’s everything YOU need to know about coronavirus

Here’s everything YOU need to know about coronavirus from how to self-isolate to avoiding Covid-19 and protecting your elderly loved ones By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:04 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 08:36 GMT, 15 March 2020 The death toll from the coronavirus reached almost 6,000 last night with another 400 lives lost worldwide … Read more

Drunk British holidaymakers clash with police armed with batons in Benidorm

British holidaymakers and students in Spain are desperately trying to return home before the country announces the most severe coronavirus measures in Europe. A 15-day national lockdown is expected to come into effect on Sunday at 8am, with all public transport cut back and people ordered to stay at home. Spaniards may leave home to … Read more

How the world was paralysed in 66 days: Over 153,000 reported infected as the EU goes into lockdown

How the world was paralysed in 66 days: In two months, the killer virus has swept the world at devastating speed with more than 153,000 reported infected as the EU goes into lockdown with France shutting the Eiffel Tower and Spain closing its borders Countries across Europe went into lockdown yesterday in an attempt to … Read more

WHO questions UK’s approach to ‘herd immunity’ amid coronavirus fight

The World Health Organisation has criticised the Government’s controversial approach to allow UK citizens to develop ‘herd immunity’ against coronavirus. Boris Johnson and his team of scientific advisers revealed last week that the aim of the Government’s approach is to slow the progress of the virus as it sweeps through the population, rather than following … Read more

WHO calls out the UK for scaling back coronavirus testing and issues stark warning to governments

The World Health Organisation has slammed Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying every country should find and test every possible case. On Thursday, the Prime Minister announced only the most seriously ill will be tested with others who notice symptoms encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days. But on Friday, the WHO’s director general, Dr Tedros … Read more