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The coronavirus, officially called Sars-CoV-2, can invade your body when you breathe it in (after someone coughs nearby) or you touch a contaminated surface and then your face. It first infects the cells lining your throat, airways and lungs and turns them into “coronavirus factories” that spew out huge numbers of new viruses that go on to infect yet more cells. At this early stage, you will not be sick and some people may never develop symptoms. The incubation period, the time between infection and first symptoms appearing, varies widely,…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMike Pence: US to suspend all UK travel The US is to extend its European coronavirus travel ban to include the UK and Republic of Ireland. The ban will begin at midnight EST on Monday (04:00 GMT Tuesday), Vice-President Mike Pence announced. President Trump’s travel ban on 26 European countries – members of the Schengen free movement zone – came into force on Saturday. Mr Pence also announced that free coronavirus testing would be provided for every American. “Now it’s all systems…

Along with everything that goes along with puberty, I found myself pulling away from an interest in science – something which seemed to come as a birthright for everyone in my family. On top of that, making friends didn’t get any easier. ‘Rock was my rock’ Then I found rock music. From then on, rock was my rock. It was a safety blanket – a soundtrack to a time when I felt alone and isolated. My first contact came from films, and what I could make out coming through my…

Set up to encourage the use of renewable energy sources, the RHI closed to new entrants in 2016 amid concerns about the potential cost. Those boilers used wood pellets, but the subsidy payment was higher than the cost of the fuel, creating an incentive to use the boilers to generate income. It became known as “cash for ash”. Arlene Foster ‘sorry for failings’ The scheme was introduced by then Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. Following the report’s publication, Mrs Foster, now the first minister, repeated an apology for her “failings in…

He was accused of buying the yellow powder from a factory in China and selling it on, in tablet form, to people around the world – including Miss Parry, who had been diagnosed with bulimia. Image copyright Parry family Image caption Miss Parry, from Shrewsbury, had been studying at Wrexham Glyndwr University “Eloise had many problems in her life but I always hoped they would be sorted,” she said. “In the latter part of her life there were positive signs that things were getting better. “When Eloise died, her life…

Since then, cases have been reported across the UK, with the highest number so far seen in London. EASY STEPS: What can I do? PROTECTION: Where are we with a vaccine? GETTING READY: How prepared is the UK? VIDEO: The 20-second hand wash 2. We are in the first phase of the government’s response The government has published its action plan for dealing with the virus, which involves three phases – contain; delay; mitigate – alongside ongoing research. The emphasis is currently on the contain and research phases, officials say,…