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    Boris Johnson has penned a letter to 30 million households across the UK urging people to obey the Covid-19 lockdown measures. The Prime Minister, who is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus, wrote in the letter that stricter restrictions could be put in place if required. The Government has committed to reviewing the lockdown in three weeks, and relaxing it if possible. Meanwhile, more than 17,000 people nationwide are now confirmed to have contracted Covid-19, with the death toll currently standing at 1,019. Coronavirus in numbers: UK deaths pass 1,000 Mr Johnson warned in his letter that "things will get worse before they get better" and reiterated people must stay at home in order to "protect the NHS and save lives". Here is the Prime Ministe...

    Italy has reported a further 889 coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 10,023 since the outbreak began. The number of confirmed cases also surged by nearly 6,000 in a day to 92,742, according to officials. Of those, 3,856 are being treated in intensive care and 26,000 remain in hospital. Nearly 40,000 are in home isolation and 12,384 have recovered, the health ministry added in its latest statement. Italy remains the epicentre of the outbreak with nearly double the number of fatalities of any other country in the world. Its highest daily toll came on Friday, with 919. It also has the second highest number of cases, behind the United States, having recently surpassed China. Doctors and nurses have told of working gruelling shifts to manage hospitals overflowing...

    A Manchester court has ruled against a tenant who was reported to be holding noisy house parties with more than 20 guests at a time in what is believed to be the first injunction imposed to enforce new government rules on coronavirus. Housing association Mosscare St Vincent’s requested the legal order after receiving complaints from worried neighbours concerned over the flouting of social distancing guidance. Handed down by the court on Friday, the order comes as the first week of some of the most stringent restrictions of individual freedoms to be handed down by the UK in peacetime begins to draw to a close. Matt Jones, director of customers at Mosscare St Vincent's, said: Residents must realise that the restrictions put in place by the Government are to minimise ...

    Boris Johnson has entered isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. Number 10 revealed he had been tested last night after experiencing mild symptoms on the personal advice of the Chief Medical Officer. And they say the PM is still continuing to lead the government’s response to coronavirus. But he'll be self-isolating in Number 10 as per the government guidance. But it leaves the question if the Prime Minister is off sick with coronavirus, who's running the country? Here's what we know and what we don't know about who's in charge while Johnson is in quarantine. Who's in charge? Number 10 say Boris Johnson is still doing his job in self-isolation. When the Prime Minister is away or unable to perform his duties, the First Minister usually takes over for th...

    Boris Johnson is self-isolating for seven days having tested positive for coronavirus. The prime minister, 55, tweeted a video message confirming he has COVID-19, writing: Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has also caught the virus and is self-isolating at home. The test was carried out in Number 10 by NHS staff and the positive result was confirmed at around midnight, they added. The London Eye is lit up as part of a nationwide salute to the doctors, nurses and staff of the National Health Service (NHS) in London, England, on March 26. He is continuing to lead the government's response to coronavirus, a spokesperson confirmed. And they added because the building is considered a...

    Royal children George, Charlotte and Louis joined the nation in saluting NHS workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. In a gesture of thanks to frontline staff, everyone across the UK was asked to join a mass round of applause from their doorsteps, windows and balconies at 8pm. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, posted a video of their three children clapping, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak also joined in from Downing Street. The organisers of the Clap for Carers campaign, which was started online, say it was staged because "during these unprecedented times, [NHS staff] need to know we are grateful". A number of landmarks, including the Wembley Arch, Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Cathedral and the Principality Stadiu...

    Britain's growing coronavirus death toll today jumped to 578 after 113 more fatalities were confirmed across the home nations, making today the UK's darkest day yet in the escalating outbreak. Health officials also more than 2,100 new patients had tested positive for the life-threatening infection, meaning almost 12,000 cases of COVID-19 have now been recorded in Britain. Six more patients died overnight in Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland both today confirmed three more fatalities. England has yet to declare its daily figures but scores more deaths are expected to be announced. It comes after the UK yesterday recorded 43 coronavirus deaths, including six in Scotland, five in Wales and two in Northern Ireland because officials changed the times on how the...

    London Underground carriages remain crowded despite the coronavirus pandemic amid a row between the Government and Mayor Sadiq Khan over service levels. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has claimed there is no good reason why timetables have been cut to the extent they have. But Mr Khan’s spokesman insisted ministers were told countless times that Tube frequencies reflect high levels of staff sickness and self-isolation. Shortly before 7am on Wednesday, a senior nurse named Danny posted on Twitter: Another busy tube. Can we not stagger people’s start times so we aren’t all squashed on the same tube! This is unsafe and not fair! Barry Trimble, who said his work involves ensuring cancer patients receive chemotherapy, posted: The Tube is packed, with social distancing i...

    Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus.Clarence House confirmed that the 71-year-old heir to the throne was diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease in a statement released this morning. The royal displayed mild symptoms on Sunday and was then tested on Monday, with the results coming through late on Tuesday night, the statement said. Charles otherwise remains in good health and has been self-isolating in Scotland with the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative for coronavirus. The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, the statement said. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual. The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire wh...