One in four doctors off sick or in isolation due to virus

It is a frightening statistic. Around one in four NHS doctors are off work sick or in isolation due to coronavirus, the head of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said. Professor Andrew Goddard, president of the RCP, said about 25 per cent of the doctor workforce is off, either with coronavirus or because a family member or housemate is ill. And there are claims nurses on some coronavirus wards are being put at risk by caring for patients without any protective equipment at all. It comes as a further 180 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in the UK to 1,408. Read the latest in our coronavirus liveblog, which also reveals how the Prince of Wales is out of self-isolation after he tested positive last week.

Meanwhile, coronavirus continues to sweep through Downing Street. The Prime Minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings is self-isolating after developing symptoms. Boris Johnson, Health Secretary Matt Hancock and the UK's Brexit negotiator David Frost have all been struck down, while chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and Scottish Secretary Alister Jack have also quarantined themselves after noticing symptoms. Here is a reminder of what to expect if you contract Covid-19. Dominic Raab chaired today's Downing Street press conference. He said an "unprecedented number of UK travellers are trying to get home" and said the Government is "working around the clock to support, advise and help British travellers get home". Read the latest here.

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Man accused of Britain's first self-isolation murder

A husband was today accused of Britain's first self-isolating murder after his wife was found dead at their home. Anthony Williams, 69, appeared in court charged with killing wife Ruth, 67, at their house in South Wales, where they had been self-isolating. The tragedy comes after campaigners warned enforced isolation could lead to an "epidemic" in domestic violence. Neighbours said the couple had lived in their semi-detached home in Brynglas, Cwmbran, for around 20 years and were both retired. Mrs Williams worked at a supermarket. Read on for more.

Why astrophysicist got four magnets stuck up his nose

There have been many tales of bravery and sacrifice by medical workers fighting Covid-19 around the world, but none quite compares to the Australian astrophysicist who got four magnets stuck up his nose while trying to develop a device to prevent people touching their faces. Dr Daniel Reardon, a research fellow at Melbourne’s Swinburne University, had to be taken to hospital after his efforts to build a necklace that sounds an alarm on facial contact went haywire. The 27-year-old said he was trying to combat boredom as well as Covid-19 when he began experimenting with four powerful magnets. Read what happened next.

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Video: Police fire tear gas ahead of coronavirus curfew

Police officers in Kenya's Mombasa fired tear gas to disperse crowds hours before a curfew was imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. Kenya, which has 28 confirmed coronavirus cases and one death, started enforcing a 7pm to 5am curfew daily starting on Friday. Click here to see crowds flee as police fired tear gas at them.