Downing Street has hit back at newspaper reports that Boris Johnson and his administration dragged their feet in the run-up to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Number 10 accused the

Ireland's pubs, bars and sports venues may have to keep their shutters down until a coronavirus vaccine is developed.

The country's health minister, Simon Harris, has cautioned that while they aim

Doctors have warned they could stop treating coronavirus patients to protect their own lives as equipment shortages become critical. 

Hospitals are on the brink of running out of some life-saving supplies