March 23, 2020 Lawyers for Julian Assange to apply for bail, citing risk of coronavirus Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will apply to release their client on bail because he risks contracting the coronavirus while imprisoned, the organization announced Monday.
March 23, 2020 Doctor treating coronavirus patients forced to avoid cancer-stricken son The anesthesiologist said he will move out of his home temporarily to protect his 3-year-old son, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
March 23, 2020 McDonald's to close all restaurants in the UK due to coronavirus McDonald's will close all 1,270 of its restaurants in the United Kingdom by the end of Monday due to coronavirus fears, according to a company statement on Sunday.
March 22, 2020 Boris Johnson warns of 'tougher measures' in future if more UK citizens don't follow coronavirus guidelines Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned British residents on Sunday that if they do not follow social-distancing rules in public, he’ll introduce “tougher measures” to enforce them.
March 22, 2020 Amid coronavirus, Boris Johnson calls for keeping distance on UK Mother's Day British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this weekend urged people to not visit their mum on Mother’s Day -- which is Sunday in the United Kingdom -- amid the coronavirus pandemic.
March 20, 2020 UK gov't to pay wages amid coronavirus crisis; pubs, restaurants to close British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Friday announced extraordinary measures to combat the rapidly moving coronavirus pandemic -- shutting down almost every recreational activity including pubs and restaurants, and promising to step in and pay wages for workers furloughed by the crisis.
March 20, 2020 Britain asking 65,000 retired nurses and doctors to return to work to help fight coronavirus The coronavirus has put such a strain on Britain’s medical system that the country is now asking 65,000 retired doctors and nurses to return to work so they can aid in the fight.
March 19, 2020 Trump to host June G-7 summit by teleconference, White House says In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump will now hold the annual G-7 Summit in June via teleconference, rather than inviting the other six other G-7 nations to Camp David as originally planned.
March 19, 2020 British man suspected of shoplifting allegedly coughed on store workers, claimed he had coronavirus: police When workers confronted a man over suspected shoplifting, police say he coughed on staff and told them he had coronavirus.
March 19, 2020 Coronavirus in UK spurs 20,000 troops placed on standby, supermarkets impose limits Tens of thousands of military personnel have been placed on standby in the U.K. as officials said schools will close in the coming days and stores have taken measures to control panic-buying.
