Corona: Over 700 deaths in one day - Queen Elizabeth II demands self-discipline

Corona continues to spread in the UK. The Ministry of Health has reported over 700 new deaths within 24 hours.

• The United Kingdom is fighting the Coronavirus Sars CoV-2 *
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson is infected, MPs in self-isolation
• The number of tests should be increased significantly

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+++ 5.4.2020, 9.15 a.m .: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 continues to increase rapidly in the United Kingdom (UK) . Queen Elizabeth II calls on the British to deal with the Corona crisis with self-discipline and quiet determination. A speech by the Queen will be broadcast on Sunday evening (9 p.m. CEST). Excerpts from the speech were previously published by Buckingham Palace.

It says, among other things: "I hope that in the coming years everyone can be proud of how they dealt with this challenge." The UK government is increasingly concerned about the rapidly growing number of deaths from Covid-19 lung disease .

Corona UK: Over 700 deaths in one day

+++ 15.25 PM: In the United Kingdom (UK) 708 Corona patients died within one day. The total number of deaths has risen to 4,313, according to the Ministry of Health. In the country, 183,190 people were tested for the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus by Saturday (04/04/2020), with 41,903 the result was positive.

UPDATE on coronavirus (# COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9 on April 4, a total of 183,190 people have been tested of which 41,903 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 3 April, of those hospitalized in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 4,313 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/XOGZ8TvAOR

+++ 16.33 PM: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in quarantine longer because of his corona disease . He had been through the recommended seven days of self-isolation and was feeling better, the Prime Minister said on Friday in a video message from Downing Street, where he is quarantined in an apartment above his office. However, he still has a fever.

Johnson had actually been expected to end self-isolation on Friday and attend public appointments again. "But I still have one of the mild symptoms, fever," said the 55-year-old in the video message. "So, according to government guidelines, I have to continue to isolate myself until this symptom is gone."

Corona: London plans to increase number of tests - First temporary hospital opened

+++ 2:01 pm: A first provisional hospital for coronavirus patients has been opened in London. The British heir to the throne, Prince Charles, inaugurated the 4000-bed “Nightingale Hospital”, which was built in just nine days in an exhibition hall. It is operated by the state health authority NHS.

The hospital was "a bright light in these dark times," said Prince Charles at the opening. Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son had been tested positive for the novel corona virus in March. However, he had only mild symptoms and was allowed to end his self-isolation on Tuesday. In the UK, more than 2900 people have already died from the Covid-19 lung disease caused by the virus. There are also more than 33,700 infections identified.

Corona: London plans to increase the number of tests to 100,000 a day

+++ 11.49 clock: The London media are unimpressed by Boris Johnson's announcement * to do more tests. "Daily Mail" headlined on Thursday morning: "550,000 NHS employees only tested in 2000". "Test plans in chaos," described "The Times".

On Wednesday, the UK recorded 563 Covid-19 deaths, the highest in a day. The total number rose to 2352 deceased. In addition to the lack of ventilators, the small number of reliable tests turned out to be a problem.

+++ 03.04.2020, 6:45: The British government wants to increase until the end of the month its capacity for coronavirus tests 100 000 a day. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said at a press conference in London.

The announcement met with skepticism among journalists, however, because efforts to do more testing have so far been slow.

So far, the UK is far behind other countries in the number of tests. By Thursday, a total of around 163,000 people had been tested for the pathogen in the country. For comparison: Around 918,000 tests were carried out in Germany last week.

Boris Johnson still sick - and heavily criticized

+++ 17.10 PM: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not yet fully recovered from his corona infection . His seven-day self-isolation period during which he worked ends on Friday. It is unclear whether he will be able to attend official appointments again, as a government spokesman reported on Thursday. Johnson is still suffering from mild symptoms.

By Wednesday afternoon, over 2900 people in the UK had died of Covid-19 lung disease. Johnson is heavily criticized for reacting too late to the pandemic with a lurching course.

Corona crisis: criticism of the British government

+++ 15.42 PM: In the UK , frustration is growing over the discrepancy between the government's announcements in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and the actual progress. A BBC news anchor was puzzled this week when she read a government announcement about the purchase of ventilators.

A first batch of equipment, manufactured by a consortium of companies, comprised 30 equipment, the news anchor quoted the expression with incredulous expression.

"we have been double checking this, but it does seem to be 30. The number officials have been talking about for ventilators is 30,000"

BBC newsreader struggles to hide her shock at just how terrible the Government is pic.twitter.com/z1JYthqWXT

"We checked, but it really seems to be 30," she said with wrinkles on her forehead. A video recording of the scene from Wednesday circulated on the Internet and was viewed in various versions until Thursday alone on Twitter hundreds of thousands of times.

Corona crisis: British media with harsh criticism of Boris Johnson

+++ 1:25 p.m .: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to combat the Corona outbreak. Critics accuse the British government, among other things, that far too few corona tests are being carried out and that thousands of ventilators for the Covid 19 lung patients are still missing.

In the meantime, clinicians have also been given instructions to decide, in view of the scarce resources, in which patients it is worth using a ventilator - and who cannot be ventilated. British Medical Association (BMA) ethics committee chief John Chisholm said: "Nobody wants to make such decisions, but when resources are overwhelming, those decisions have to be made."

Absolutely brutal set of front pages #COVID ー 19 #coronavirus - first the heavies. Even supportive media like @Telegraph piling in 1/2 pic.twitter.com/sM32vcFMKA

British media - including conservatives - consistently criticized the government's lack of strategy on its front pages on Thursday. The newspaper "The Independent" headlined "Questions, but no answers", the "Times" wrote about the "chaos in plans for virus tests" and the "Daily Mail" of a "test scandal".

According to this, 550,000 employees of the state health service NHS (National Health Service), for example, only tested the corona pathogen in 2000. The statistics on the tests are a humiliation for government officials, media commented.

Corona virus in Great Britain: marathon in your own garden

+++ 2.4.2020, 12.20 p.m .: Marathon in your own garden: The British javelin thrower James Campbell collected donations for the British health service NHS with an unusual campaign on his 32nd birthday. It raised over £ 20,000 to fight Covid-19 .

Campbell, who is in isolation at home due to the coronavirus pandemic , announced on Twitter on Monday that he would run a marathon in his little garden if his post was shared 10,000 times online. The Scotsman kept his promise on Wednesday. His post had had more than 23,000 retweets by then.

10,000 retweets & I'll run a marathon in my back garden. It's about 6 meters long pic.twitter.com/birrnVQ93Y

Campbell walked back and forth on his terrace and the small lawn for about five hours, while neighbors and spectators cheered him on in the live stream. Among others, former English soccer world champion Sir Geoff Hurst watched online.

Corona crisis in Great Britain: Wimbledon canceled

+++ 17:10: Now it's official: the Wimbledon tennis tournament was canceled due to the corona crisis. The next edition is scheduled to take place from June 28 to July 11, 2021.

+++ 3.30 p.m .: Great Britain has for the first time recorded more than 500 deaths in a 24-hour period due to the novel corona virus. According to the Ministry of Health in London, 563 people have died of the lung disease Covid-19 since the previous day. The number of deaths in the United Kingdom rose to 2,352. almost 30,000 people have been shown to be infected with the virus.

However, the actual number of infected people is likely to be much higher. The UK has so far carried out only a few tests compared to Germany and has long hesitated to introduce drastic measures to contain the pandemic.

UPDATE on coronavirus (# COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9 on April 1, a total of 152,979 people have been tested of which 29,474 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 31 March, of those hospitalized in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,352 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/IUqkO6W3Dx

Great Britain: Prince Charles gives courage to the people in a video message

+++ 2:50 p.m .: For the first time after his surviving Covid-19 illness , the British heir to the throne, Prince Charles , turned to the public. His phase of self-isolation has now ended, he said in a video posted on Twitter.

"None of us can say when that ends. But it will end, ”said Charles. "Until then, let's try to be hopeful, have confidence in ourselves and others, and look forward to better times."

Keeping social distance is a "strange, frustrating and often stressful" experience, said the prince, who had to go into self-isolation after his infection with the virus, which only ended this Tuesday.

In this unprecedented time, his wife and he would particularly think of those "who have lost loved ones in such difficult and abnormal circumstances and those who have to endure illness, isolation and loneliness".

As Patron of @age_uk, The Prince of Wales shares a message on the Coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the older members of the community. pic.twitter.com/a6NEFPOtvQ

The number of tests for the corona virus is to be increased significantly in Great Britain

+++ 11.15 p.m .: The British government has long underestimated the corona virus . However, due to the ever increasing number of cases, everyone on the island now knows what has struck the hour. The next few weeks would be "critical," said the Minister for Housing, Municipalities and Local Government to BBC Radio 4's Today program today . Robert Jenrick set people up for a significant increase in deaths: "It's likely that the numbers will deteriorate in the coming days. "

With regard to protective equipment, Jenrick said that a "military operation" was underway to organize inventory across the country. In addition, sales companies would be used to “get the stocks out in a more organized and sustainable way”.

Criticism of missing corona virus tests in the UK is growing louder

The minister also responded to growing criticism of the lack of testing for the novel Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus . The UK government will test 25,000 people a day within 14 days, Jenrick told Sky presenter Kay Burley. So far, only 143,186 tests have been performed.

Housing Secretary @RobertJenrick says the UK will be able to test up to 25,000 people per day for # COVID19 by the middle of April. # KayBurley

Read the latest on #coronavirus here: https://t.co/jsgvwe2oND pic.twitter.com/3UQ4HHHWqn

Great Britain: 13-year-old died of corona - no previous illnesses

+++ 1.4.2020, 6.35 a.m .: In the UK , a 13-year-old boy died after being infected with the novel corona virus . The hospital and the boy's family said nothing was known about the boy's pre-existing condition.

According to his family, 13-year-old Ismail was admitted to London's King's College Hospital on Thursday with the symptoms and shortness of breath typical of an infection with the pathogen and tested positive for the coronavirus a day later.

He was artificially ventilated and put in an artificial coma. The boy then died on Monday. The boy's case shows "how important it is that we take all possible precautions to reduce the spread of the infection," said Nathalie MacDermott, a lecturer at King's College.

Mayor of London asks football clubs for help in fighting Corona

+++ 19.40 clock: In the fight against the corona pandemic in Great Britain , London Mayor Sadiq Khan asked the football clubs of the British capital for help. As a spokesman, Khan wrote a letter to several Premier League clubs, including Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC, as well as several clubs in the Second Football League. In it, he asked the clubs to make their team doctors and medical staff available to the NHS.

Out on the roads!

Proud of our Arsenal in the Community volunteers who are helping to transport NHS workers around north London @ AFCCommunity @CI_NHS pic.twitter.com/trdtCLZsS8

Khan also asked that the NHS be allowed to use the stadiums, training facilities and parking spaces to set up field hospitals that are expected to be needed to treat Corona patients from the UK. He also asked for accommodation for NHS employees.

In the UK, another 381 people died of the novel Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus within 24 hours. The number of fatalities thus rose to a total of 1789, as the British Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday in the online service Twitter. By far the highest number of victims per day so far indicates an accelerated spread of the pathogen.

Corona in the UK: Johnson wants to quarantine after a week - and reaps criticism

+++ 17:19: The Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson plans to end his self-isolation as early as next Friday (03.04.2020) despite his infection with the coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 - only a week after he had tested positive. The British media report this unanimously and refer to a spokesman for Johnson. Labor politicians Rosena Allin-Khan criticized the decision and referred to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) that infected people should continue taking measures against Covid-19 for up to two weeks after they no longer feel sick. The WHO announced this in mid-March. Johnson's personal doctor also recommended that the prime minister stay longer in self-isolation, reports the "Daily Mirror".

"People infected with # COVID19 can still infect others after they stop feeling sick, so these measures should continue for at least 2 weeks after symptoms disappear.

Visitors should not be allowed until the end of this period.

There are more details in WHO's guidance "- @ DrTedros

The public health system in the United Kingdom (NHS) provides on its website another clue. There it is said that corona infected people only have to go into self-isolation for seven days. Then you can stop it if you no longer feel any symptoms. Following Boris Johnson's announcement, Labor politician Allin-Khan is now demanding that this directive be changed in the fight against the corona pandemic in Great Britain. According to Johnson's spokesman, the prime minister continues to show only "mild symptoms".

Daily reminder: @WHO:
You can be infectious for 14 days after symptoms * stop *.

UK Govt:
Self-isolate for 7 days from when symptoms * start *.

The UK Govt needs to change its advice, urgently. We risk spreading this disease.

Corona in the UK: More than 1400 dead - doctors raise the alarm

+++ 1:10 p.m .: British Airways discontinues all flights to and from London Gatwick as demand has decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic . Other airlines have canceled most of their flights because of the virus.

+++ 11.55 a.m .: The National Health Authority publishes further statistics on deaths in the UK . Of the 108 deaths (as of March 20) in which Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, 45 (or 42%) were older than 85 years, while 34 (31%) people were 75 to 85 years old. A total of 21 deaths (19%) were between 65 and 74 years old, seven (6%) were between 45 and 64 years old and one death was between 15 and 44 years old.

Corona in the UK: Johnson is under increasing pressure

+++ 10.35 p.m .: More and more criticism of the crisis policy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson . According to the British Medical Association, the medical union in hospitals and general practitioners lack equipment such as masks and disposable gloves. More and more nursing staff are reporting that patients have to be cared for completely without protection.

As the medical organization Royal College of Physicians announced, one in four medical professionals at the NHS (National Health Service) is now "sick or in isolation". The conditions in London and Birmingham are particularly bad.

The government is also under great pressure because, according to many critics, it reacted too late and too loosely to the outbreak. Another major problem in the UK is that there are far too few ventilators available. The NHS is chronically underfunded.

Corona in the UK: More than 1400 deaths in the UK

+++ 3/31/2020, 8:45 a.m .: More than a week after the introduction of blocking measures in Great Britain, Sir Patrick Vallance, scientific adviser to the government, announced that there are first signs that the measures taken are having an effect.

The number of deaths continued to rise on Monday. The UK now has 1,408 fatalities , but the number of additional patients covered by the National Health Service daily is “stable”.

Great Britain starts recall campaign

+++ 20.00: Great Britain will also bring back citizens from abroad: On Monday (30.03.2020), the government announced that it would fly British back to the Kingdom for around £ 75m (€ 84m) stranded.

Throughout the UK , the number of people who died from Covid-19 rose to 1408. Around 1,000 people are hospitalized every day in the Kingdom's hospitals, according to the British Guardian. Experts expect the number to increase in the coming weeks.

According to the Mayor Sadiq Khan, London is around “two to four weeks” from the climax of the coronavirus pandemic . Khan did not want to make an assessment of the extent of the pandemic in the metropolis.

Coronavirus: Formula 1 team help with the production of official equipment

+++ 16.24 PM: In England , the number of people who died in connection with the coronavirus rose to 1284. That is 159 more than on Sunday, reports the British "Guardian" with reference to British health authorities. The deceased were all between 32 and 98 years old and all but four had previous illnesses.

Meanwhile, Mercedes' Formula 1 team has teamed up with British scientists to build much-needed ventilators for coronavirus patients. As the University College in London announced, the British health authorities have already given the green light for the production of so-called CPAP ventilators.

Such devices, which help patients with breathing problems with a mask instead of a tube to breathe, have already been used in coronavirus patients with severe pneumonia in Italy and China .

The University College London and Mercedes have now developed their own model, of which they can produce several thousand copies at short notice. These are said to be delivered to hospitals across the UK .

Coronavirus in the UK: Prince Charles no longer isolated

+++ 13.55 p.m .: The Prince of Wales is no longer isolated in his house in Birkhall in Scotland . Prince Charles had been tested positive for coronavirus last week.

A spokesman for Clarence House said, "We can confirm that the Prince of Wales is no longer in quarantine after consulting his doctor."

Johnson consultant in isolation

+++ 11.40 clock: Another member of the government seems infected: According to the "Daily Mail", the Prime Minister's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, went into self-isolation with corona symptoms.

Dominic Cummings has developed symptoms of coronavirus over the weekend and is now self-isolating. No 10 source says he remains 'in contact'

Number of new admissions in hospitals declining slightly

+++ 09.15: According to Professor Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London, the coronavirus epidemic in the UK could currently "slow down" somewhat. The expert argues that the number of new admissions to hospitals is declining somewhat.

"It has not yet peaked, but the rate has slowed," Ferguson told BBC Radio 4. This is a trend that can be seen in other European countries.

UK death toll continues to rise

Update 03/30/2020, 8:45: For more than a week is the full curfew in the UK. At a press conference in Downing Street, a senior British medical doctor has now demanded that measures be taken for a period of six months or more to get the virus under control.

Meanwhile, the UK's death toll from the virus increased to 1,228 over the weekend.

Corona in the UK: Corona virus curfew could last over three weeks

+++ 29.03., 17.33 clock: According to the government, the curfew imposed in the UK due to the corona virus will take longer than three weeks. "I can't make an accurate prediction. But I think everyone has to be prepared for this measure to remain in effect for some time to come, ”said cabinet secretary Michael Gove, the BBC broadcaster on Sunday. According to an expert, the curfew could last until June.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who has Corona himself, said about a week ago that the curfew would last three weeks. Britain had taken the measure to contain the coronavirus pandemic significantly later than most European countries.

Corona in Great Britain: tennis classic in Wimbledon due to corona virus shortly before cancellation

+++ 29.03., 3:02 pm: Because of Corona , the tennis classic in Wimbledon is about to be canceled. "There is no doubt about it. That is necessary in the current situation, ”said the vice-chief of the German Tennis Federation on Sunday on the TV channel Sky. The decision will be announced on Wednesday.

The tournament should actually start on June 29, 2020 in London. But Hordoff does not expect Wimbledon to be postponed due to the corona virus. "Wimbledon has its own laws due to the lawn and the special lighting conditions," said the official. Therefore, a host in September or October is unthinkable.

Corona virus in the UK: Government plans to expand corona testing capacity

+++ 29.03., 12.02: In the fight against the corona virus , conference centers in London, Manchester and Birmingham are being converted into temporary hospitals. The capital city's Excel Center alone is said to treat 4,000 patients. The UK government also announced that it would significantly expand testing capacity.

So far, only 114,000 people have been tested for the corona virus - far less than in Germany. Hospital employees in particular are now to be tested extensively for antigens using a newly developed method.

Corona crisis in Great Britain: Boris Johnson warns of difficult times

+++ 29.03., 09.09 clock: With an emotional letter, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who has Covid-19 , prepares his compatriots for difficult times and does not rule out even stricter measures in the fight against lung disease.

"It is important for me to speak openly and honestly with you - we know that the situation will deteriorate before it gets better," says the letter that Downing Street published in London on Saturday, next week to be sent to 30 million households. The government is making the right preparations and the more closely these rules are followed, the less lives are lost and the sooner one can return to normal life.

However, Boris Johnson did not rule out further tightening of the measures: "We will not hesitate to continue if the scientific and medical advice tells us that we have to do it."

Corona crisis: Britain has more than 1,000 deaths

+++ 28.03., 16:27: The number of people who died from the lung disease Covid-19 in Great Britain has risen to over 1000. This was announced by the United Kingdom government, as of Friday night.

The day before, the number of deaths from the disease caused by the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus was still 759. In the days before, the number of infected had already risen sharply. According to Johns Hopkins University, 14,754 people have coronavirus in the UK.

Concern for sick government officials in the UK

+++ 28.03., 12.00 clock: The British government has long used a different strategy in the fight against the corona virus than other countries. Herd immunity was the buzzword, Prime Minister Boris Johnson initially did not want to know about contact bans and curfews. But now that Johnson himself and Secretary of Health Matt Hancock have also become ill, there is growing criticism of the British government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. John Ashton, a former regional director of the National Health Service NHS, accused the government of indolence. This applies both to the measures in the country and to their personal behavior, both of which were "too slow".

On Monday (March 23rd) the Prime Minister had curfewed and asked the British to only leave the house if absolutely necessary. But on Wednesday (March 25th) Johnson answered parliamentary questions in the cramped parliament. "I was surprised that Question Time was held - it was clearly unnecessary," Ashton told The Guardian.

The Financial Times quoted a cabinet member as accusing some ministers of being "very hesitant" to put their own advice on social distance into practice. Another member of the government complained to the newspaper, according to the newspaper, that until recently the Cobra National Security Council had "crammed" in a tap-proof meeting room.

There is now concern in London that government decision-making may be compromised if other cabinet members are infected. However, there should initially be no precautionary tests. "Everyone follows the advice of the health authority," said a Downing Street spokesman at the request of the German Press Agency. Accordingly, one should go into self-isolation as soon as symptoms appear.

The number of deaths in Great Britain increases by 181 to 759

+++ 15:20: In Britain, the latest figures were published. By March 27 at 9 a.m., a total of 113,777 people had been tested in the UK: 99,198 negative, 14,579 positive. As of March 26 at 5 p.m., 759 of those infected in Great Britain died. That's an increase of 181 deaths from the previous day.

UPDATE on coronavirus (# COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9am 27 March, a total of 113,777 have been tested:

99.198 negative.
14,579 positive.

As of 5pm on 26 March, of those hospitalized in the UK, 759 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/MBuOB994N4

Queen Elizabeth II last saw Johnson on March 11th

+++ 2.30pm: After all, the Queen still seems to be doing well. As the palace announced, Queen Elizabeth II (93) last met the Coronavirus-infected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally more than two weeks ago. This was announced by Buckingham Palace on Friday in London. She is still in good health.

"The Queen last saw the Prime Minister on March 11th and is following appropriate advice on her welfare," the statement said. Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (98) had already withdrawn for an early Easter stay at Windsor Castle last week.

Meanwhile, there is an emergency in Germany. Hundreds of thousands support a petition from nurses in the corona crisis.

The Minister of Health also tested positive

+++ 14:05: And once again is a representative of the British government's positive for the coronavirus been tested. After Prime Minister Boris Johnson , Health Minister Matt Hancock has now tested positive. He too is in self-isolation with mild symptoms.

Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus.

I've tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I'm working from home & self-isolating.

Vital we follow the advice to protect our NHS & save lives # StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/TguWH6Blij

+++ 1.30 p.m .: In Great Britain the question now arises with whom the Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who tested positive for the corona virus , had last contact. Because now, at the latest, the entire Westminster district is at the focus of corona diseases. State secretary Nadine Dorries had already tested positive on March 11, and many MPs and officials from Whitehall have since isolated themselves.

As of today, this includes Angela Rayner , the education spokeswoman for the opposition Labor party, who is considered a candidate for the post of the party’s next deputy chairwoman. On Twitter, she said that she felt uncomfortable overnight and that her condition was gradually deteriorating.

Boris Johnson positive

+++ 12.22 PM: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the Coronavirus Sars CoV-2 . Johnson has mild symptoms and will isolate himself on Downing Street, a statement said. "It was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of senior medical advisor Chris Whitty."

Boris Johnson himself spoke up with a video on Twitter. There he said that he had developed mild symptoms in the past 24 hours and was then tested positive for the coronavirus. He would now isolate himself and continue to lead government work in the fight against the virus via video conference. "I would like to thank everyone involved and, of course, our excellent NHS staff." Secretary of State Dominic Raab would take over Johnson's duties in an emergency.

Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus.

I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus.

Together we will beat this. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/9Te6aFP0Ri

Dogs are supposed to sniff out corona virus

+++ 27.03, 9:15. Great Britain is in the fight against the coronavirus new ways. Now dogs are to be trained to sniff out infections with the new corona virus with their extremely strong sense of smell.

The charity Medical Detection Dogs (about: dogs in medical diagnosis) entered into a partnership with scientists for this project, as announced today (March 27). According to the plans, the noses of the four-legged friends are to be sensitized within six weeks to the smell emanating from the lung disease Covid-19 in such a way that they can be used for diagnosis.

"Basically, we are sure that dogs could spot Covid-19," said Medical Detection Dogs chairwoman Claire Guest. Currently, methods are still being investigated as to how the odor emitted by corona patients can be captured in order to present it to the dog's nose.

Dogs are already used to discover other diseases such as cancer or diabetes. Medical Detection Dogs has already carried out various training programs for the four-legged friends.

In the UK, dogs from the medical detection dogs charity are now to be used in the fight against the corona virus. (Archive picture)

© AFP

Corona crisis: Great Britain wants to support the self-employed

+++ 19:17: The British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that by the self-employed coronavirus are threatened in their existence to support. As with employees, the state wants to provide 80 percent of the income.

The self-employed should receive up to 2500 pounds (around 2750 euros) per month. A requirement is a maximum profit of £ 50,000 annually. Around 95 percent of all self-employed are to be protected in this way. However: "We cannot protect every single job and every single company," Sunak explained. Some would fall through the grid.

Too few Cotonavirurs tests in the UK

+++ 14.55 clock: Great Britain has so far been difficult to increase its test capacities. A total of around 97,000 people were tested there by Wednesday. This puts the country far behind Germany, where around 410,000 tests have now been carried out. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he wanted to increase the capacity from 5000 to 25,000 tests a day. So far, however, it is not clear until when this goal can be achieved. On Wednesday, according to official information, just 6,600 tests were carried out.

However, the British government said that it had secured 3.5 million sets for antibody tests, but it is still unclear whether they will work as desired. However, these could prove to be crucial when it comes to sending hospital staff back to work after an infection. Antibody tests can identify an infection that has already been overcome.

Coronavirus pandemic: UK hospitals before collapse

+++ 12.05 PM: Britain's NHS complains that London hospitals are increasingly overworked due to the coronavirus pandemic . The hospitals in the British capital are faced with a "constant tsunami" of seriously ill corona patients, the high-ranking NHS representative Chris Hopson said on Thursday.

After the hospitals had "massively" expanded their capacities for the intensive care treatment of patients in the past weeks, there is now an "explosion" in the number of seriously ill patients. The situation is further aggravated by the fact that many hospital employees are themselves ill and therefore missing. The sickness rate among hospital staff is “30 percent, 40 percent and in some places even 50 percent,” said Hopson. This extent is "unprecedented".

According to information from Wednesday, 9,529 infections with the novel coronavirus have been detected in the United Kingdom, 463 infected died. Last week, the government announced the establishment of a 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference center in London.

Mayor of London is powerless

+++ 10.40 clock: Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has been criticized by the ministers in recent days for not offering underground services in his city. As a result, some cars were overcrowded, increasing the risk of coronavirus transmission . This morning Khan pointed out that he could no longer offer capacity because one in three of the staff was isolated or sick.

⚠️ One in three @TfL staff are off sick or self-isolating: we cannot run more services

⚠️ Employers: staff must work from home wherever possible to help protect our key workers who need to travel

⚠️ If you have to go to work, please don't travel at rush hour # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/67SmQ7q3kp

At the same time, he urged the population to avoid rush hours as much as possible.

No preferential treatment for Prince Charles

Update 03/26/2020, 08.55 a.m .: The UK government has pointed out that Prince Charles did not receive preferential treatment when he received a coronavirus test before many NHS workers.

Speaking to Sky News, Health Minister Edward Argar said the prince had received no special treatment when tested positive for the virus.

When asked why the prince had received a test while many health officials are still waiting, Argar said, "My understanding is that his symptoms and condition met the criteria for a test."

Corona Emergency Law passed

+++ 19.54 PM: The British Parliament in London has passed a Corona Emergency Law. Among other things, the law authorizes the government and authorities to enforce exit restrictions and closings of shops if necessary using coercive measures.

In addition, the law makes it easier to access citizens' private data. The authorities also have the right to forcibly quarantine people with corona and suspected cases. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the lower house had already prematurely entered the Easter break on Wednesday (25.03.2020).

400,000 British want to help the NHS

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson also told journalists on Wednesday that more than 400,000 volunteers have signed up to support the NHS state health service in the corona crisis .

They had followed a call from the government the previous day. In addition, 12,000 former NHS employees have agreed to temporarily resume their jobs.

21-year-old dies of Covid-19 without previous illness

+++ 14.20: As "Sky News" reports, a 21-year-old woman without diagnosed previous illness died from the lung disease Covid-19 after being infected with Sars-CoV-2 . She is believed to be the youngest person to die after being infected with coronavirus in the UK .

Coronavirus: Briton, 21, 'with no existing health conditions' dies after contracting COVID-19 https://t.co/FUEQbtS08J

Couples should "test their feelings"

+++ 14.10 PM: The British government has asked couples with separate households to test their relationship for resilience because of the initial restrictions imposed by the coronavirus epidemic . The couple should choose whether to stay together or to keep a distance, said Jenny Harries, the UK government's deputy health official, to journalists on Wednesday.

However, people should be prevented from switching back and forth between different households. "Check the strength of your feelings carefully and stay in one household, either together or separately, but stick with it (...)," said Harries.

Corona at Prince Charles: Equal rights for everyone?

+++ 12.40 p.m .: Some commentators on Twitter are not pleased about the possibility that Prince Charles may receive special treatment that is not available to other people with coronavirus symptoms . The BBC's James Cook says: “It is surprising to say that Prince Charles of the NHS in Aberdeenshire 'met the criteria required for testing'. The NHS Scotland website states that tests for Covid-19 are generally only performed if you have a serious illness that requires hospitalization.

The statement that Prince Charles “met the criteria required for testing” by the NHS in Aberdeenshire is puzzling. The NHS Scotland website states that, generally, testing for Covid-19 will only be carried out “if you have a serious illness that requires admission to hospital.” pic.twitter.com/KLnu61rya7

Prince Charles tested positive

+++ 12.10 PM: As reported by the British royal family, Charles, Prince of Wales, has tested positive for the new type of corona virus. The heir to the throne "shows mild symptoms, but is otherwise in good health," said a spokesman for the eldest son of the queen.

Duchess Camilla also tested

His wife, Duchess Camilla (72), had also been tested, but no infection was found to have been found. The couple are now in domestic isolation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Where the Prince of Wales could have caught the virus was initially unclear. Charles had seen a number of appointments in the past few weeks. He now works from home, the message said.

It was initially unclear whether Queen Elizabeth II (93) and her husband, Prince Philip (98), were also tested. The two had already moved to Windsor Castle, west of London, last week. Because of their age, they are considered to be particularly at risk.

+++ 11.20 am: Following the government's announcement to convert the ExCel Center in London into an emergency hospital, large conference halls in other British cities will now follow suit.

In Birmingham, the operators of the "NEC", where a dog show was held earlier this month, said they would be "ready" and "well-equipped" if the hall were considered a suitable location for a makeshift hospital.

House of Commons goes into Easter break earlier

+++ 10.45 a.m .: The "lockdown" now also affects the British Parliament. MEPs start the Easter break a week earlier than planned. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the chairman of the lower house, has made a request.

However, the break should not begin until the Coronavirus Act has been passed. The decision to take an early break is not a big surprise - but another sign of how the outbreak of the corona virus has changed all aspects of normal life in Britain.

UK corona crisis - unprecedented lockdown

Update from Wednesday, March 25th, 2020, 10:29 am: The British daily "The Independent" calls the partial lockdown ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson unprecedented, even compared to times of war. But the newspaper also reports doubts as to whether the measures are actually sufficient. It is unclear whether the order could prevent a "terrible crisis in the hospitals".

While the restrictions on freedom of movement that have been progressively announced in the past few weeks will have a positive effect and reduce pressure on public health services, the UK could still suffer severely from Covid-19. “If we had curfew a month ago, we would be better able to cope with the peak of the epidemic today. For this reason, it will be necessary to intensify the lockdown in the coming days, ”writes the newspaper.

Corona pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK): More than 8000 people infected with corona

Update, Tuesday, March 24th, 7:50 pm: The number of corona deaths in Great Britain rose by 87 in the evening to 422 now. The number of confirmed infections is now more than 8000.

The actual number is likely to be even higher. In the United Kingdom (UK), only around 82,000 people have been tested so far, far less than in Germany, for example. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said the government is about to buy millions of test sets.

Londoners ignore warnings about Corona: Mayor Khan stunned

First report, Tuesday, March 24, 2:26 p.m .: London - Sadiq Khan was stunned. "We have to stop all unnecessary trips," said the Mayor of London . "Ignoring these rules means losing more lives." More employers would have to offer employees to work at home during the Corona crisis .

The reason for his excitement was pictures from the subways of the British capital. Because even on Tuesday (March 24th), many trains in London were still completely overcrowded, in many compartments the passengers were crowded next to each other - even though the government had just introduced stricter exit restrictions in the fight against the Sars CoV-2 coronavirus .

Corona in the UK: People ignore government recommendations

A nurse had no interest in sitting on the subway on her way to the clinic. As a precaution, she would rather walk 40 minutes, she told the German Press Agency. She did not want to endanger herself and the patients.

Which is a voice of reason that is otherwise in the UK surprisingly often still missing. Most British people simply ignored the government's recommendations at the weekend. People soaked up the sun in the beautiful spring weather in the parks of London, and there were also plenty of day trippers in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales, in the Scottish Highlands and in Cornwall in the south-west of England.

Fighting UK corona pandemic: British irritated by new exit restrictions

But apparently the latest exit restrictions in the fight against the corona pandemic are not clearly worded. In a speech to the nation on Monday (23 March), Prime Minister Boris Johnson * instructed his compatriots to leave their own four walls as little as possible. Meetings of more than two people are prohibited. The house should only be left for the purchase of essential items such as food and medicine, for the way to work and once a day for sports. Shops that are not used for basic services had to close immediately.

Police chiefs reported on Tuesday (March 24th) that they were receiving a flood of questions that they could not answer. The leader of the Labor opposition party, Jeremy Corbyn , asked for clarification as to which workplaces must now be closed. Previously, a sporting goods company had unsuccessfully opposed the closure on the grounds that its equipment was crucial for the fight against the novel pathogen.

Corona in the United Kingdom: Situation is getting worse

The situation in the United Kingdom (UK) has been worsening for days. Boris Johnson in particular is criticized for reacting too late to the coronavirus pandemic . The hesitation could prove fatal, warn scientists. Already more than 335 people have died of the infection on the island, the curve of the number of cases develops very similar to that in Italy - with a difference of two weeks.

Bending the curve: the earlier the better. The @FT graph also displays the enlightening recap of when lockdown to limit # COVID19 was put in place in different countries:

- China: at 30 deaths
- France: at 175
- Spain: at 200
- UK: at 335
- Italy: at 800
- US: no lockdown pic.twitter.com/Rwl1ZEw6Gz

In fact, Johnson was initially very hesitant about the corona pandemic. The prime minister, based on the advice of his advisers, started out with a completely different strategy than most other countries. Since the corona virus is unstoppable, drastic measures should be delayed as long as possible. It makes the most sense if part of the population is infected and then immunized. With this “herd immunity” , the United Kingdom (UK) wanted to avoid a second wave of contagion in autumn. The World Health Agency was not a friend of this strategy, and numerous scientists accused Johnson of following an erroneous line.

UK Corona Pandemic: Pre-Collapse Health Service

Johnson has meanwhile turned around. But the United Kingdom (UK) is also struggling with the problem that the national health service NHS is extremely poorly prepared * for the coronavirus crisis *. Even with flu waves, the tax-financed system is on the verge of collapse, but now there could be a collapse in the face of Corona *.

Now the years of austerity measures have had a negative impact. In the United Kingdom (UK), only 6.6 beds per 100,000 inhabitants were available in intensive care units before the outbreak of the crisis. There is a lack of personnel and material, protective masks and respirators are in short supply.

By Christian Stör

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