President Donald Trump on Monday touted ‘great reviews’ for his administration’s handling of the coronavirus – even as he complained he gets ‘no credit’ for making governors look good with a crash program to get medical gear. Trump sent out the tweet as the nation ticked closer to the disturbing milestone of 100,000 deaths due … Read more
A top White House official on Sunday likened China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak to the Soviet Union’s cover-up of the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Beijing knew what was happening with the virus, which originated in Wuhan, from November but lied to the World … Read more
Sir Paul’s intervention came as Boris Johnson’s (pictured today) Government faces increasing pressure over its handling of the pandemic A Nobel Prize-winning scientist tore into Boris Johnson’s leadership during the coronavirus crisis today, claiming it was not clear ‘who is actually in charge of the decisions’. Sir Paul Nurse said Britain has been left on … Read more
Public support for the Government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak has slipped sharply, according to a new opinion poll. The survey by Opinium found 39% backed the Government’s response, down from 48% a week ago. Those saying they disapproved have risen from 36% last week to 42%. It follows a week in which Boris Johnson … Read more
Drew Barrymore is ‘grateful’ for how well her daughters Frankie, 6, and Olive, 7, are handling quarantine … but says ‘things affect them in strange ways’ By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 22:05 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 29 April 2020 Drew Barrymore is one of millions of people out there trying … Read more
The UK’s trust in the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has plummeted as scientists desperately try to fight the illness. A public opinion poll, conducted by Opinium for the Observer, shows that for a second week in a row there has been a rise in the number of people losing trust in the country’s … Read more
‘Would you send one of YOUR family into a coronavirus ward in a cagoule?’: Piers Morgan rages at Cabinet Minister Simon Clarke over ‘shameful’ handling of PPE and him ‘not having a clue’ how many health care staff have died By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:30 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 10:30 BST, … Read more
Ministers are underestimating the public by refusing to discuss exit strategies for ending the coronavirus lockdown, senior Tory MPs have warned. The Government has set out what needs to happen before it will consider lifting the measures, but there has been no detail on how the easing of restrictions will take place. Tory backbenchers and … Read more
Social care bosses have criticised the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis as shambolic. A leaked letter from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) to the Department of Health and Social Care says Downing Street has caused ‘confusion and additional workload’ through mixed messages. Adass raises concerns about testing, personal protective equipment … Read more
We may not be fully conscious of it yet, but lockdown is, in many respects, one giant, unprecedented social experiment. No one has any real idea how it will influence the economy, although very few disagree that, short term, it will be almost cataclysmic. Equally seismic are the social repercussions. For young people, who are … Read more