Category Pandemic Alert

Coronavirus: Italy has highest daily deaths with 475 fatalities #COVID19 #coronavirus #Italy #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

Italy has had its highest number of deaths from coronavirus in a day with 475 more fatalities. The deaths in the last 24 hours brings the country’s total to 2,978. The hardest hit nation outside China also had a large…

Coronavirus: UK schools to close from Friday until further notice #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic #quarantine

Schools across the UK will close from Friday until further notice, the education secretary has announced. Speaking in the House of Commons, Gavin Williamson said: “I want to provide parents, students and staff with the certainty they need. “After schools…

Coronavirus: 32 more COVID-19 patients die in England – taking UK total to 104 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

It follows the biggest daily leap in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the UK after 676 infections are diagnosed in the last 24 hours. Thirty-two more people have died in England after testing positive for coronavirus – taking the total number…

Coronavirus: All schools in Scotland and Wales set to close on Friday #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #Scotland #Wales #pandemic #quarantine

All schools in Scotland and Wales are set to close on Friday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Nicola Sturgeon has warned that people should not assume that they will open again until the end of the summer term. Courtesy…