The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Experts have said it is too early to reopen schools in the UK as it is still unclear how coronavirus spreads among children.

"Openly acknowledging your mistake is not an admission of guilt, it is genuinely just making you seem more human."

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A 23-year-old who spat at police officers' faces in south London and claimed he had coronavirus blamed his behaviour on being stressed.

More than one million people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the US as lockdown measures continue to be eased in some states.

Nearly 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in England due to the impact of coronavirus, experts have warned.

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

A pug has become the first dog to be diagnosed with coronavirus in the US, an animal rights organisation has reported.

Kim Jong-un may simply be shielding himself from coronavirus, US and South Korean sources have said, amid ongoing speculation as to the North Korean leader's health.

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Of these, around 70 per cent were outside hospital settings and around 30 per cent were in hospital.

Global health experts are investigating reports of a rare but serious illness affecting children and its links to coronavirus after UK medics raised the alarm.

The UK discovered the true toll of coronavirus deaths today when the Government unveils figures for fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community .

A man has been jailed for spitting at a London bus driver and a police officer.

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has increased by 674 – bringing the national total to 26,771.

A Walmart store has been temporarily shut down after 23 staff members tested positive for coronavirus after an inspection by local public health officials.

Coronavirus was "not man-made or genetically modified," US intelligence agencies have said.

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

A further 739 patients have died with coronavirus in the UK bringing the national total ​to 27,510.

The Government should avoid reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand coronavirus transmission between children, an NHS chief warned.

An experimental medicine that appears to help coronavirus patients recover faster has been given the green light for emergency use by US regulators.

The United States has authorised the emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating coronavirus, clearing the way for the potential treatment of 140,000 patients around the country.

Gay and bisexual men have reportedly been told they cannot donate their plasma to coronavirus trials at a London hospital.

A nurse and a domestic services assistant have become the latest healthcare workers to die after contracting coronavirus.

Pub visits should be avoided even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, England's deputy chief medical officer has indicated.

There are "questions to be asked" about where coronavirus came from, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said.

If someone tests positive for coronavirus more than once, it does not necessarily mean they have been reinfected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The number of new Covid-19 cases "needs to come down further", an expert has warned, as the UK death toll recorded its lowest daily rise since the end of March.

An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia's looming civil war has become one of the capital's latest victims of Covid-19.

Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned.

There were 5,890 coronavirus-related care home deaths involving Covid-19 registered up to April 24 in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics said.

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The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.

Dominic Raab has said that criminal gangs are "actively targeting" both national and international organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The second stage of the coronavirus response "will not be easy" and the UK must adjust to a "new normal" to avoid a second peak , Dominic Raab has said.

A 100-year-old Muslim man has raised more than £70,000 for coronavirus victims after being inspired by Colonel Tom Moore.

Europeans will see the worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to coronavirus, the European Union predicted.

There is no evidence that Covid-19 has mutated into multiple strains, new analysis shows.

Of the 22,049 confirmed reported deaths so far in hospitals in England, 11,575 (52 per cent) were people aged 80 and over while 8,547 (39 per cent) were 60-79.

A father-of-two who spent 19 days in an induced coma in hospital has made an "incredible" recovery from coronavirus in time to celebrate his son's second birthday.

Grimes and her boyfriend Elon Musk want to call their newborn son X Æ A-12 Musk, but California law might prevent it.

Drug dealers are adopting new disguises so they can move around freeley during the coronavirus lockdown, a gang expert has said.

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy responded to the figures by calling for an urgent investigation into the disproportionate number of deaths.

Obese people with coronavirus are more at risk of dying, one of the UK's leading scientists has said.

The rate of transmission of coronavirus is "much reduced" and the death toll is steadily falling, the Downing Street press conference has heard.

British people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities are two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus, new research has found.