Britain

London hospitals facing ‘tsunami’ of virus patients: NHS official

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Hospitals in the British capital are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, the head of an…

Britons answer call for volunteer coronavirus force

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Around 170,000 people signed up within hours of a British government call for volunteers to…

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prince Charles, the eldest son, and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms…

UK to open 4,000-bed virus field hospital in London

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government said Tuesday it will open a 4,000-bed field hospital at a London…

Loss of smell could reveal hidden virus cases: experts

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- From a mother unable to smell her baby's nappy to a lawmaker who…

Britain asks public to respect coronavirus lockdown

by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown,…

Britain orders lockdown as WHO warns pandemic ‘accelerating’

by Phil Hazlewood with Chris Lefkow in Washington LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain ordered a three-week lockdown on Monday…

Players treated like ‘guinea pigs’ over coronavirus: Rooney

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney claims the British government and football authorities have treated…

Britain pledges £30 bn package to combat coronavirus

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain unveiled Wednesday a package of stimulus measures worth £30 billion ($39 billion, 34.4 billion…

Contact tracing for those who had interaction with UK health official begins after positive COVID-19 test

(Eagle News) -- Health officials in the UK are now tracing all those who may have had interacted with British…

After backing HS2 rail, Johnson mulls Heathrow runway

By Ben PERRY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Having backed Britain's proposed high-speed railway HS2, Boris Johnson is under…

UK to repatriate citizens from ship quarantined off Japan

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Tuesday became the latest country to announce it will evacuate its…

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