Dr Zhang Jixian, 54, has been hailed by China as the first person to report the virus to local officials. She found out that the disease was contagious in December after treating a family of three. Via: Coronavirus: Chinese doctor 'discovered COVID-19' in December
The British actress, best known for her TV roles in The Gentle Touch and The Onedin Line, has passed away after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for a number of years. Via: The Gentle Touch actress Jill Gascoine dead
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged that, from today, Department of Health daily updates will include people who died in places other than hospitals, which the statistics haven’t done yet. Via: Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 22,279 with 601 new fatalities
How herd immunity and delayed lockdown hampered efforts to contain the spread of coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn common with the many thousands of people whose lives have suddenly been devastated by Covid-19, Ken Sazuze cannot know exactly when the coronavirus landed on his family and wreaked Read more
It would require a heart of stone not to be moved by such a story of illness and new life. But this is no apolitical birthLess than a month ago, Boris Johnson was close to becoming the first prime minister to die in office since the Victorian era. Today he Read more
Graham Walters docks in Antigua this week and faces different world to the one he left three months agoA 72-year-old man from Leicester is set to become the oldest person in the world to row the Atlantic solo when he docks in Antigua this week, after a three-month voyage.It was Read more
After birth of boy Downing Street says PM intends to take paternity leave later this year Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is back at work in Downing Street and is not expected to take paternity leave at the moment, after the birth of his son in Read more
Downing Street says he will take time off ‘later in year’ but rules say it must be within 56 days Via: Boris Johnson set to take paternity leave by end of June
Thunderstorms also in store for some areas, Met Office says Via: UK weather: Mixture of showers and sunny spells forecast as April draws to close
Ministers have pledged 100,000 tests a day will be carried out by the end of this month Via: Coronavirus: Matt Hancock invites Tory members to apply for test as ministers struggle to hit target