All news on the topic: Coronavirus

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More people died in UK during Covid than in many other countries in world
Between March 2020 and February 2023, the number of people dying from all causes was 5% higher than in the years before the Covid crisis struck, with ONS figures showing176,083 more people died than normal in England and Wales
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Chris Whitty tells Tories to invest in NHS to protect against future pandemics
England’s Chief Medical Officer appeared at the Covid Inquiry and rejected evidence from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt the previous day which blamed a focus on planning for a flu pandemic, rather than a coronavirus
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Two new coronaviruses found hidden in bats sparking fears of fresh pandemic
Amid ongoing scientific debates around the origins of the Covid pandemic, one new paper out of China has discovered two new coronaviruses as they argue it naturally emerged and didn't leak from a lab
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Jeremy Hunt admits 'one thing' might have slowed Covid but ministers ignored it
The former Health Secretary told the Covid-19 Inquiry that Britain wrongly prepared for flu and mistakenly assumed herd immunity was inevitable
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GB News Covid denier sparks Ofcom storm with furious viewers racing to complain
GB News' Headliners have been hit with yet another Ofcom scandal after guest Lewis Schaffer made a string of claims suggesting coronavirus wasn't a real virus
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Tory austerity chief George Osborne admits UK had no economic plans for lockdown
The Tory Chancellor between 2010 and 2016 attempted to defend the Tories' controversial austerity measures, saying he 'completely' rejects it depleted health and social care capacity and rising inequality
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Kate Garraway's life with husband Derek now amid 'tough' ongoing health battle
Since being diagnosed with covid in early 2020, Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper has been battling severe health problems, which saw him hospitalised in a critical condition
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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry
David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry
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Inside PPE dumping ground with thousands of unused medical gown packs wasted
A massive fly-tipping site has been uncovered in Hampshire where thousands of packs of PPE have been left dumped by a nature reserve with locals left asking what happened to it
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Prince William says he's teaching George and Charlotte about homeless people
The Prince of Wales says he's waiting for the right time to bring his young children to a homeless organisation and teach them about helping others, inspired by his mother
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Masked-up Prince William secretly delivered food to homeless during Covid
Prince William, who it has been revealed prepared food with volunteers at London hotels for the homeless, says his mother inspired him to take action on homelessness and is preparing to launch a 'really big project' to tackle the issue
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Niall Horan 'convinced' himself he wasn't struggling with mental health
Niall Horan has opened up about suffering with his mental health, explaining that he 'didn't give a crap' during his days with One Direction but now takes it seriously
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Arsenal’s forgotten FA Cup winner sends parting message after leaving the club
Arsenal last won a piece of silverware three years ago in the form of the 2020 FA Cup and on the day of the final Mikel Arteta named a surprise inclusion in the match-day squad
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'People think I look like a monster, but I just want to be able to smile'
Catherine Parr's rare illness went undiagnosed for 27 years but as she is finally receiving treatment, research shows hate crimes are on the rise for people with visible differences
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Wuhan scientists 'were world's first Covid patients after experiment went wrong'
Three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have been suspected as the source of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new investigation
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Bali scraps the last of its Covid rules for tourists in huge holiday boost
The Indonesian government has scrapped Covid entry requirements to the country three years after the coronavirus pandemic shut down travel to the Asian island nation
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Boris Johnson 'pressed Rishi Sunak over knighthood for his father'
The former Prime Minister reportedly urged the current PM to back his 82-year-old dad becoming a Sir in the resignation honours list which has triggered bitter Conservative Party infighting
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Faces of Brit Covid victims whose families deserve to know truth about pandemic
The Covid-19 Bereaved Families For Justice action group put forward 20 families to act as witnesses but none have been chosen to given evidence in Module 1
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Boris Johnson accuses government of 'frustrating' Covid Inquiry over WhatsApps
The former Prime Minister lashed out at the Government for waging a legal fight - and blocking him, he claims, from giving his unredacted material to the probe
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Covid Inquiry told to probe how insecure work left Brits vulnerable to pandemic
The Trades Union Congress wants the official investigation led by Baroness Heather Hallett to examine how people in zero-hours contracts or otherwise irregular work were affected
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Scientists 'creating world's most deadly coronaviruses' weeks before pandemic
A trove of intercepted communications, the full details of which are being held as top-secret, has revealed that scientists in China were experimenting with deadly viruses, which ended up getting out of the Wuhan Institute of Virology and laying the world to waste
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Viruses to make summer comebacks as more pandemics feared - symptoms to look for
As people head on their holidays abroad, or choose to have a vacation at home, there is an increased chance of catching a virus due to a number of them in circulation
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'One life is lost every 20 seconds globally - it's time to talk about TB'
Rachael Bletchly says tuberculosis, a 9,000-year-old disease, has never been conquered and still kills one person in the world every 20 seconds - so urgent action is needed
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Boris Johnson & Carrie hit by fresh Partygate claims for 'letting pal stay over'
The couple were reported to have hosted Carrie's pal Dixie Maloney - who is understood to have been helping plan their wedding - at Chequers in May 2021
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Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of WhatsApps
The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry