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Image copyright Oratorio Casnigo An Italian priest who gave a respirator to a younger coronavirus patient he did not know has died of the disease.Father Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, died in hospital in Lovere, Bergamo - one of the worst-hit cities in Italy.At least 50 priests have reportedly been killed by…

LONDON — U.K. police will be given powers to enforce strict new rules about when people can leave their homes, Boris Johnson said Monday night as the government tries to halt the spread of the coronavirus. British people will only be allowed out to shop for basic goods, to exercise…

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtubeAs the coronavirus pandemic spreads, the UK is among nations where concerns are rising about how to tackle the health crisis in community hospitals. Two social media videos that have been widely shared online feature remarks from a Covid-19 patient and a…

Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! McDonald's Is Closing All Its Restaurants in the UK (bbc.com) Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:45PM from the quitting-time dept. An anonymous reader quotes the BBC: McDonald's will close all 1,270 of…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS students on spring break defy Covid-19 warningsYoung people are not immune from coronavirus and must avoid socialising and communicating it to older, more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.The choices made by the young can be "the difference…

A government order has asked they shutter "as soon as they reasonably" can.March 20, 2020, 5:46 PM7 min readLONDON -- The U.K. government has ordered that cafes, bars and restaurants must close "as soon as they reasonably" can to combat the coronavirus outbreak.What to know about Coronavirus: How it started…

Scotland and Wales will close all of their schools by the end of this week in response to the coronavirus pandemic.The Welsh and Scottish governments both confirmed the decision on Wednesday.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to close English schools as well.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.…

The UK government will guarantee £330 billion of bank loans to firms to stop them from going bankrupt during the coronavirus outbreak, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.The amount is equivalent to 15% of the UK's GDP.'Any business who needs access to cash to pay their rent, their salaries, suppliers, or…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday unveiled 330 billion pounds ($399 billion) of loan guarantees, the biggest British rescue plan since the 2008 financial crisis, to give a lifeline to businesses constricted by the accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said the world was facing an emergency but the…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is leaving London and heading to Windsor Castle as a precaution because of the coronavirus pandemic. Buckingham Palace says the 93-year-old monarch will move to the castle, 20 miles (32 kms) west of London, on Thursday, a week earlier than she usually does for Easter. The…