Rep. Max Rose will deploy with the National Guard beginning Thursday to assist with the coronavirus response in his home district of Staten Island, the congressman announced. Rose (D-NY) said Tuesday he will serve as an operations officer in Staten Island-based facilities beginning April 1. The House Democrat has the rank of captain in the Army National Guard. “Over the […]

New York state coronavirus numbers soar by 9,298 to 75,795 and deaths rise by 332 to 1550 as Gov. Cuomo admits ‘no one knows’ when the crisis will be over and says ‘we underestimated’ deadly virus Gov. Cuomo spoke on Tuesday to say he did not know when New York’s pandemic peak would strike The number of daily deaths and […]

Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose become first supermarkets to ease product restrictions brought in to cope with stockpiling frenzy as Tesco ramps up home delivery services during coronavirus lockdown All the major supermarkets imposed restrictions this months to keep shelves full Aldi, Waitrose and Morrisons are all relaxing some restrictions for customers In other developments Tesco has ramped up its home […]

PIERS Morgan had a furious debate with "irritating" Good Morning Britain guest Peter Hitchens who claimed the government's response to the coronavirus crisis was "disproportionate". Hitchens, a Mail on Sunday columnist, has accused the government of resorting to "risky and frantic measures" and said the virus that has killed more than 38,000 worldwide was "not serious enough to warrant putting […]

A SCIENTIFIC study of coronavirus deaths and hospitalisations in China has revealed 4 per cent of people in their 40s required hospital treatment. The study found that while the overall death rate for confirmed cases was 1.38 per cent, the rate went up sharply with age – from 0.0016 per cent in the under 10s, to 7.8 per cent in […]

AN angry mob gathered outside the home of an Italian woman accused of fleeing ravaged Lombardy and then testing positive for coronavirus. The claims about her lockdown movements came from the mayor of her home town Acerra, near Naples, which is at the other end of the hard-hit country. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & […]

British Airways grounds ALL flights to and from Gatwick due to coronavirus – hours after easyJet took its entire fleet out of service BA is closing its entire Gatwick operation and concentrating service at Heathrow easyJet, whose largest hub is also Gatwick, grounded all 330 planes yesterday Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? British Airways […]

A pastor of a Florida megachurch was arrested Monday for defying public health orders aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus by leading two services with hundreds of congregants, authorities said. Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne held the services Sunday at The River at Tampa Bay Churches despite county and state mandates limiting gatherings to less than 10 people, Hillsborough Sheriff Chad […]

The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Monday that he anticipates the US will endure another coronavirus outbreak in the fall — but by then he said, the country will be better equipped to fight the illness. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, shared the outlook at a Rose Garden press briefing. “In fact, […]

A MATHS and tech boffin has been named as MI5’s youngest head. Ken McCallum’s exact age is a State secret, but he is in his mid-40s. The spy chief, who led Britain’s fightback against the 2018 Salisbury Novichok poisonings, will take over next month when Sir Andrew Parker, 57, retires after seven years. Mr McCallum was chosen by Boris Johnson […]