FactCheck

Experts have long warned not to put too much weight on deaths reported on a single day.

The Department of Health and Social Care has told FactCheck it plans to publish data on Covid-19 related deaths in the community from tomorrow (Tuesday).

When Michael Gove said “we had 10,000 tests yesterday”, he was talking about patients being tested, not healthcare workers

Scientists at Oxford University say they will begin testing a candidate vaccine on people within weeks.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “there’s now over 12,000 that we’ve managed to get to”.

A man died in the US after taking chloroquine days after US President Donald Trump heavily backed it as a possible coronavirus treatment.

The key message is: stay at home to save lives. But there are some exceptions.

The advice caused confusion on social media, with users pointing out that it seemed to be at odds with other guidance from NHS Scotland.

In recent days, there has been promising news about a number of drugs that scientists hope could offer an effective treatment for the worst coronavirus cases.

The NHS has updated its advice for people with Covid-19 symptoms, saying people should take paracetamol.

What’s the current state of the science in the race to find a vaccine for coronavirus?

Measures like social distancing of the entire population will cut deaths to tens of thousands of deaths instead of hundreds of thousands, according to the modelling.

If enough people become immune to an illness – because they’ve already had it or been vaccinated – the disease can’t spread anymore, so even people who aren’t immune probably won’t catch it.

Boris Johnson has said that closing schools could do “more harm than good”.

Public Health England has broken down cases of the novel coronavirus by local authority area in England.