Coronavirus: Army veteran Tom Moore discovers he's raised £5m for NHS

A 99-year-old armed force veteran who has raised more than £9m for the NHS said the gathering pledges has been "totally amazing". 

Tom Moore meant to raise £1,000 by finishing 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden by Thursday.

How to Offer Your Helping Hand as the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolds

Do you want to help your local community during these trying times but you're not sure how? Here's how to offer your helping hand to those who need it the most.

Experts estimate that around 150 million Americans will eventually contract the coronavirus.

Who is a good samaritan?

The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.^[1] It is about a traveller who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan happens upon the traveller. Samaritans and Jews despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to the question from a lawyer, "And who is my neighbour?". In response, Jesus tells the parable, the conclusion of which is that the neighbour figure in the parable is the man who shows mercy to the injured man—that is, the Samaritan.

What is a good samaritan?

A good samaritan is someone who helps anyone without any expectations in return.