Italy has reported 482 deaths from coronavirus, its lowest daily figure since April 12, as the country’s total rose to 23,227. The number of new cases identified also fell by two to give a rise of 3,491, bringing the total to 175,925. The number of people in intensive care dropped by 79 to 2,733. Almost … Read more
Breaking news: France reports 642 more coronavirus deaths as country’s toll hits 19,323 up from 18,681 By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 18:38 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 18:47 BST, 18 April 2020 France has reported 642 more deaths from coronavirus bringing the country’s total to 19,323, the fourth-highest tally in the world. The number … Read more
Once a crucial cog in the wheel of British industry, Britain’s 2,200 navigable miles of canals make for a brilliant staycation. Take the tiller on your own narrowboat and plot a mellow course through some of Britain’s most fascinating rural and urban landscapes. Length? About 50ft, usually. Top speed? A heady 4mph. Pleasures to be … Read more
Revealed: Doctor leading Boris Johnson’s coronavirus treatment is one of the country’s foremost lung experts Dr Richard Leach, senior clinician at St Thomas’ , is overseeing PM’s treatment Colleagues waxed lyrical over the ‘brilliant doctor’ who had saved thousands Mr Johnson’s condition is stable and he remains in good spirits, No 10 said By Jack … Read more
A five-day evangelical congregation at a French megachurch has been blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections. Worshippers at the Christian Open Door church in Mulhouse, near the Swiss border, had travelled across the world for the week-long event on February 18. The prayer meeting kicked off the biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases … Read more
Sixty Italian priests have died amid country’s coronavirus pandemic and Pope’s call for them to be brave enough to attend the sick Among Italy’s 5,476 dead are at least 60 priests who tested positive for the virus Pope Francis called on priests to ‘have courage to go out to the sick’ this month In Bergamo, in … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the coronavirus schools shutdown By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:16 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 04:32 GMT, 20 March 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178 Share or comment on this article:
Britons are being urged to rally together to help the elderly as coronavirus tightens its grip on the nation. In an unprecedented peacetime intervention yesterday, the Health Secretary said the over-70s will be told ‘within weeks’ to stay at home – for up to four months. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have already vowed to join … Read more
Nearly half of Labour members are ashamed of their country’s history and 53 per cent want to see the Monarchy abolished, new poll reveals Barely one in three of the Labour faithful are proud of Britain’s past, says poll Party’s 500,000-plus members are shown to be wildly at odds with the country They want to … Read more
Chinese business leaders leave lights on at work to fake country’s ‘recovery’ from coronavirus so they don’t fall foul of officials Whistleblowers claim Chinese business leaders are faking workforce ‘recovery’ Companies are leaving machinery and lights on because officials are checking power consumption levels Zhejiang Province have ‘restored 98.6% of its pre-coronavirus work capacity’ They … Read more