COVID-19 Update: Two million coronavirus cases worldwide
There have now been at least 2,001,204 reported infections in 193 countries and territories since the virus emerged in China in December, official statistics...
Some Social Distancing May Need to Last Until 2022 (Study)
A new study looks to understand the future of how COVID-19 will spread in the “postpandemic period,” and just how long we’ll need social...
COVID-19 UK: Government working to test care workers
Helen Whately, the Minister for Care, said more than 1,000 care workers have already been tested for coronavirus and more than 2,000 have been...
Labour calls for lockdown exit strategy this week, Report
The British government must publish its exit strategy from the stringent lockdown that was imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, opposition...
Coronavirus UK Update: Woman who claimed she had Covid-19 jailed
A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for eight weeks and fined £200 for spitting at a police officer after racially abusing a call handler.
Emily...
COVID-19: UK lockdown expected to continue despite ‘positive signs’
Britain will remain in lockdown for another three weeks as the cabinet debates whether to encourage some people to return to work.
Dominic Raab is...
Coronavirus UK Update: Total hospital deaths up 778 to 12,107
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that 778 people have died across the UK after contracting coronavirus in the past 24...
COVID-19: EU governments approve 2.7bn euro coronavirus fund
EU governments have approved 2.7 billion euros from the bloc's budget to support the fight against coronavirus, James Crisp, our Brussels correspondent, reports.
Commissioner Johannes...
Coronavirus UK latest news live: Scotland’s death toll rises to 615
Downing Street has said Boris Johnson was continuing his recovery at Chequers and was not involved in making decisions, taking phone calls or receiving...
COVID-19 UK: death toll rises by 778
The UK death toll has hit 12,107 as an additional 778 people died in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health has announced.
As...
Coronavirus UK Update: No 10 insists UK on course for 100,000...
Downing Street has insisted that the Government was on course to meet the 100,000 daily Covid-19 testing target, with the new "mega-lab" near Manchester...
COVID-19 UK: Britain faces biggest budget deficit since WW2
The OBR’s lockdown scenarios are out – here’re the details, from Telegraph's Tim Wallace:
The Government faces the biggest budget deficit since the Second World...