Boris Johnson disclosed plan for a “more significant return to normality” by Christmas, as he revealed steps to encourage people back to work in England and sweeping measures that will allow ministers to issue stay-at-home orders to tackle coronavirus outbreaks.

Nancy Pelosi has accused Trump of “messing with” children’s health and said federal guidelines on reopening schools amid the coronavirus outbreak should be mandatory.

About 60 US universities have filed a brief supporting a lawsuit seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don't hold in-person classes this fall.

Hand sanitiser stations set up in town and city centres across England are being smashed up by people who then drink the alcohol gel inside, it has been reported.

Britain is discussing with the European Union whether it will join a plan by the bloc to secure supplies of potential vaccines against COVID-19, officials in London and Brussels said on Friday.

As experts warn Americans attending Fourth of July barbecues to follow health guidelines so as to prevent "superspreader" events, officials have decided to prevent municipal gatherings in an effort to slow the propagation of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced gyms will reopen as soon as it can be done ‘in a Covid-secure way.’

The National Care Association says it is ‘appalled’ that due care and attention was not given by the government to the risk of using out-of-date face masks in care homes.

The announcement, which will allow visits to nearly all EU countries, British overseas territories and Australia and New Zealand, effectively puts an end to the air-bridge or travel corridor policy pursued by the transport secretary, Grant Shapps.

UK holidaymakers, who are desperate to go abroad, are expected to be able to travel abroad from next month using the soon to be revealed air bridges.