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Matt Hancock said almost 10,000 people a day are contracting coronavirus - admitting the figure is "too high".

Dr Hilary Jones warned 70% of people will need to download and use the new NHS test and trace out that came out on Thursday in order for it to work.

wave of frustration and worry from the hospitality industry, which is facing a strict 10pm curfew from tomorrow.

Mirror, marshals will help customers with safety questions, as well as telling them to wear a face coverings and maintain social distancing while they shop.

As of today, all supermarket staff in England are required by law to wear face masks while working.Up until now, only shoppers had been required to cover their faces while in store, but Boris Johnson has now made it compulsory for staff to do the same in shops and supermarkets.Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, the Prime Minister said: "We will extend the requirement to wear face coverings to include staff in retail, all users of taxis and private hire vehicles, and staff and customers in indoor hospitality, except when seated at a table to eat or drink."As well as new rules for staff, the amount shoppers can be fined for refusing to comply with the rules has also been increased.Anybody caught flouting the rules can now be fined

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed she doesn't talk to Boris Johnson 'as often as we should' and says she's pressing for more communication. The First Minister appeared on Good Morning Britain today to speak about why she's decided to take different actions to England and ban meeting inside households.

here“That’s partly to do with their roles in society, but it does really show that this is not just a problem of the frail elderly, this is a problem that can affect people between 20 and 40 just as well.“These people will be working in hospitality.

Lorraine Kelly hit out at a "ridiculous" shopper who she had seen panic buying as she made a desperate plea to viewers not to do the same.

Alan Sugar has been accused of peddling coronavirus conspiracy theories after sharing a bizarre tweet about the origins of Covid-19.

coronavirus is today begging Scots to obey new restrictions after being abused in public by “covid-iots” intent on defying the rules.Jan Gillan said her family has been “ripped apart” by the death of husband Mark, 53, and their three daughters are now living in fear of the second wave threatening to hit the UK within weeks.The mum told the Record how she has been sworn at in the supermarket and belittled - just for asking members of the public to respect social distancing following Mark’s death.She described the pain of losing her “best pal” and husband of 23 years as Nicola Sturgeon announced a raft of new measures in a bid to combat the spread yesterday.Jan, 55, said: “If speaking out can make a difference and make more people take this

The Osbourne family has been hit with coronavirus. Sharon Osbourne was set to return to the set of "The Talk" this week, but instead, she chose to quarantine after her 3-year-old granddaughter tested positive for the virus.

Six months ago today the shutters came down.

hereAnd I know that faced with that risk, the British people will want their government to continue to fight to protect them, you, and that is what we are doing, night and day.

Boris Johnson has announced new coronavirus restrictions that could last for six months in a dramatic gamble to save both lives and the economy.  

Boris Johnson urged the public to pull together and help each other through tough new push to beat lethal Covid-19.The First Minister and Prime Minister made separate televised address - with the same emotional appeal - as all four nations of the UK prepare new restrictions on ordinary life, expected to last six months.Sturgeon thanked Scots for months of effort to hammer down infections, but warned "the challenged is once again getting harder".In a short statement, she said: "I know that all of this has been incredibly tough – and six months on it only gets tougher. But never forget that humanity has come through even bigger challenges than this one.

Boris Johnson has set out sweeping new lockdown measures in a sombre TV address where he warned of "difficult months to come".

Coronavirus curfews are set to have a massive influence on fans watching matches in the Premier League.

Boris Johnson has declared 2.2million of the nation's most vulnerable people do not need to 'shield' again despite a surge in coronavirus.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has expressed her surprise about a recent health scare in her family affecting her son Jack's youngest daughter Minnie.The Talk host was due to be in the live studio for the new series of the CBS daytime show, but was forced to quarantine after her three-year-old granddaughter was tested positive for coronavirus.Luckily, Minnie is feeling fine, and nobody else in her family has the virus. Sharon explained:"She's okay, she's doing good.

Boris Johnson has said the Government will not hesitate to use the army to help free up police time to enforce Covid-19 rules.

Boris Johnson has promised not to place the country into full lockdown as he vowed to keep schools and businesses running.Addressing the House of Commons on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said in a statement that the country will not see a repeat of March's lockdown at this time.His speech came as the number of daily coronavirus cases continues to soar nationally, and the infection rate peaked above 1.Mr Boris Johnson said that whilst we may have driven the virus into retreat over the summer, the prospect of a second rave was 'real.'He told the Commons that the country has reached a 'perilous' turning point, and that we must act now to curb the rate of infection."So we are acting on the principle that a stitch in time saves lives," Mr Johnson