Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down and for New Yorkers to remain indoorsGovernor Andrew Cuomo of New York has ordered the shutdown of all non-essential businesses in the state, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged above 7,000. Except for essential services, all New Read more
Streets are empty and schools closed as the state takes dramatic action to stop the spread of coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageForty million people on Friday morning woke up to a locked down-California, grappling with new rules about what to do and where to shop as the Read more
Worcester lock required surgery after injury in JanuaryFatialofa’s wife posts video of his progress on InstagramThe Worcester lock Michael Fatialofa is able to walk unaided as he continues his recovery from a serious spinal cord injury that required surgery.The 27-year-old suffered a neck injury in Worcester’s 62-5 Premiership loss at Read more
Jessie Harrington’s prospect has bloomed over fences and looks the best value on Saturday’s card in front of the TV camerasThere are British punters who never so much as peek inside the Irish form book outside of Cheltenham week, but such hidebound attitudes must be abandoned now the action in Read more
Exclusive: Health chiefs act on tragic choices to be made if hospitals run out of intensive care beds or ventilators Via: Coronavirus: NHS doctors to be given guidelines to help decide which victims should live or die
Aides stress prime minister will see 77-year-old mother by Skype Via: Boris Johnson says he hopes to see his mum on Mother's Day despite official advice saying over-70s should avoid social contact
‘Large-scale rioting is unlikely,’ according to expert advice to government Via: Coronavirus: Government must 'promote sense of collectivism' in order to avoid public disorder
The incentives created by the job subsidy plan seem broadly appropriate yet we simply cannot say with any confidence that the promise of government cash will persuade companies to retain staff through this crisis Via: The government's coronavirus job support package is unprecedented – but does it go far enough?
Dr Chen Xuyan, a Beijing-based doctor, suggested that the US may have obtained a specimen of the virus before China did because America is developing vaccines ‘way too quickly’. Via: Beijing's expert suggests the US may have got a strain of the coronavirus before China
Headteachers and nursery managers have claimed the policy has caused ‘total chaos’ on they day they are due to shut for up to six months from today – and most will now be open again on Monday, Via: Britons are left confused by government's list of key workers