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Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise in UK deaths – up 89 to 424 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic #quarantine

The UK has seen its biggest daily spike in deaths from coronavirus with 89, taking the nationwide total to 424. The Department for Health and Social Care announced the latest figures on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to…

UK mobile firms asked to alert Britons to heed coronavirus lockdown #COVID19 #coronavirus #Vodafone #O2 #EE #Three #UK #pandemic

The UK government has taken the unprecedented step of asking mobile companies to send an alert to everyone in the UK telling them to heed the new nationwide lockdown rules. It is the first time ministers have called upon all…

Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise in UK deaths – up by 87 to 422: 1,427 new cases totalling 6,650 #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic #quarantine

The UK has recorded the highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day after another 87 people died across the country – taking the total to 422. The Department for Health and Social Care announced the latest figures on the…

UK cops warn they may not be able to police coronavirus lockdown and say Army might need to enforce it #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #Police #Army #pandemic

Credit: GETTY IMAGES – GETTY COPS have today warned they may not be able to police Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown and have hinted the Army may need to enforce it. The Prime Minister last night outlined his strict limits on…

Coronavirus: India orders ‘total lockdown’ of 1.3 billion people in fight against COVID-19 #COVID19 #coronavirus #India #Lockdown #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

India has announced a “total lockdown” of its population of 1.3 billion people in the fight against coronavirus, as the World Health Organization warned the US may become the new global epicentre of the pandemic. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021 over pandemic #COVID19 #coronavirus #Olympics #Tokyo #Japan #pandemic

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed for a year during talks with organisers. Mr Abe held talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Monday and said a postponement is…