Demanding an inquiry, top medical experts and MPs also insisted they were ‘certain’ that too many fatalities were being blamed on the virus.

The family of Ethan Bourne, 12, have been left with ‘so many questions’ after the Arsenal fan was found dead in his bedroom in Waltham Forest, London on January 8.

Respected security boss Mohammed Bashir Zaheer, 44, was stabbed to death in the foyer of the Mirage apartment block in Pyrmont, Sydney, and police are hunting for one of his employees.

Dead Ringers actress Jan Ravens, who lives in London, was married to Max Hole for over 20 years. She recalls the devastating memory loss Max experienced after developing encephalitis.

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Only the most foolhardy would announce publicly that they are contemplating defying an instruction designed to protect them.

Matt Hancock said that ‘wherever possible’ people will be given the ‘chance to say goodbye’ to loved ones dying with Covid-19, after reports of the elderly dying alone.

Makers of the disinfectant Zoflora, which is beloved by Instagram cleaning sensation Sophie Hinchliffe, 30, from Essex, told The Mirror that the spray could kill coronavirus in homes.

British families have been told to ring elderly relatives to make sure they have everything they need during the coronavirus crisis, charities have said. Matt Hancock has asked them to stay at home.