Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests due to ‘persistent’ coronavirus symptoms
Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests on the advice of his doctor after being diagnosed with coronavirus ten days ago. “This is a precautionary step, as the Prime Minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus ten days after testing positive for...
Coronavirus latest: Italy’s daily death toll lowest in over two weeks
There were 525 new deaths in 24 hours in Italy, the lowest recorded death toll in over two weeks. More than 15,800 people have died in Italy, which has more recorded deaths than any other country in the world. Officials said the numbers showed that...
Coronavirus: Londoners scolded after ‘thousands’ go outside to enjoy sunny weekend weather
People living in London have been scolded by local authorities after thousands were reported to have spent the day outside enjoying the spring sunshine – despite warnings to stay at home. At least one major park in the British capital was shut down after the...
Europe’s COVID-19 lockdown leaves new families in limbo in Ukraine
This is not the way that Briton Nadene Ghouri had planned to spend the first six weeks of motherhood. Holed up in an apartment in central Kyiv, Ghouri only leaves the house to buy food and nappies. Her husband, Sam, is in the UK. Ukraine’s...
Anti-terrorism prosecutor opens investigation after two killed in French knife attack
Anti-terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation in France after a man killed at least two people and injured four others in a knife attack in the southeastern department of Drôme. The 33-year-old suspect has been arrested, AFP reports, after the stabbing that occurred Saturday morning...
Coronavirus: How does testing compare across the UK nations?
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the government has “a huge amount of work to do” to meet its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day in the UK. But how does testing compare across the four UK nations? Official data suggests testing for coronavirus per...
Coronavirus: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19
A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected by a human with Covid-19. The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, says the...
Coronavirus: The race to stop the virus spread in Asia’s ‘biggest slum’
On 23 March, a 56-year-old man living in a vast, labyrinthine slum in the western Indian city of Mumbai went to see a doctor. He was feeling feverish and had a bad cough. The garment trader lived in Dharavi where more than half-a-million people are...
Oil slides as Saudi Arabia-Russia talks delayed
Global oil prices have dropped after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting about a deal to cut output as the virus pandemic hits demand. The two countries have been locked in an oil price war for the last month. Traders are concerned that, with...
Coronavirus: High street pharmacists ‘needlessly put at risk’
High street pharmacists are “needlessly being put at risk” of catching and spreading coronavirus due to a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), a professional body says. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says that its members have not got the right equipment – masks, gloves and...
Ethiopia announces its first coronavirus deaths
Ethiopia’s ministry of health on Sunday announced the country’s first deaths as a result of Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. The two deaths were announced one hour apart by Health Minister Lia Tadesse. Dr Lia said the first victim, a 60-year-old woman, had...
Libya’s former prime minister dies from coronavirus
Libya’s former interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jebril has died from the coronavirus, according to his political party. The 67-year-old contracted the virus in Egypt in late March and died at a hospital in Cairo, according to his aide. He was in power as head of...
Uproar over Nigeria’s plan to invite Chinese doctors
Nigeria’s Medical Association has criticised a government plan to bring 18 Chinese doctors into the country to help fight the coronavirus. The association said it would be better to make use of the many unemployed or under-employed medical personnel already in the country. It also...
Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus
British singer Marianne Faithfull has been admitted to a hospital in London with coronavirus, her manager told Rolling Stone magazine. She tested positive on Monday and developed pneumonia, according to Francois Ravard. “She is stable and responding to treatment,” he says. The musician, who first...
Hopes rise that Spain is passing its peak
The number of people to have died in Spain in one day has fallen for the third day in a row, to 674. The total death toll is now 12,418, with 130,759 total confirmed cases. While Spain reached a grim milestone this weekend – its...
Coronavirus: Calderwood apology over second home visit
Scotland’s chief medical officer has apologised “unreservedly” for visiting her second home in Fife during the coronavirus lockdown. In a statement, Dr Catherine Calderwood said she would continue to focus on her job. She is facing mounting criticism after images of her family trip to...
‘Low-risk’ economic activities to resume in Iran
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that “low-risk” economic activities would resume in the hard-hit country from 11 April. Mr Rouhani did not specify what type of activities would be affected. Schools, universities, as well as religious and social centres will remain closed and...
Coronavirus: Tech firms summoned over ‘crackpot’ 5G conspiracies
The culture secretary is to order social media companies to be more aggressive in their response to conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic. Oliver Dowden plans to hold virtual meetings with representatives from several tech firms next week to discuss the matter....
Coronavirus: Queen to urge ‘self-discipline and resolve’
The Queen is to stress the value of self-discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic in a special address to the nation on Sunday. In a rare speech, she will acknowledge the grief, pain and financial difficulties Britons are facing during this “time of disruption”....
Coronavirus: Australia launches criminal investigation into Ruby Princess
A criminal investigation has been launched in Australia into how cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney despite some exhibiting flu-like symptoms. More than 600 people on board the Ruby Princess later tested positive for coronavirus and 10 have since died. The ship...
Romans-sur-Isère: France launches terror probe after knife attack
Two people have been killed and five wounded in a knife attack in south-east France, in what the interior minister called a terrorist incident. Witnesses said the attacker entered a tobacconist in the town of Romans-sur-Isère, near Grenoble, and stabbed the owners and a customer....
Coronavirus: Trump predicts ‘a lot of death’ as cases pass 300,000
US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to prepare for the “toughest week” of the coronavirus pandemic yet, predicting a surge in deaths. At his daily briefing, Mr Trump said “there will be death” in a grim assessment of the days ahead. He sought to...
Coronavirus: Where will be the last place to catch Covid-19?
On 12 January – less than three months ago – the coronavirus was confined to China. Not a single case had been found outside the country where it emerged. And then, on 13 January, the virus became a global problem. A case was recorded in...
Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday without public in St. Peter’s
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is celebrating Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter’s Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally, tens of thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims, clutching olive tree branches or palm fronds would...
Coronavirus: Spain’s daily number of new infections falls again – for a third day in a row
The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in Spain has dropped for a third day in a row, suggesting strict social distancing measures have begun to show their effects. On Sunday, the Spanish Health Ministry said a further 6,023 people had tested positive for COVID-19....
New Orleans area’s coronavirus death rate is highest in US, data show
The New Orleans area in southeast Louisiana had the highest coronavirus death rate in the U.S. as of Friday. Many of the fatalities have been spurred on in part by patients’ underlying health issues, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Deaths per capita in St. John...
China honors coronavirus victims with 3 minutes of reflection, ‘wail of grief’
China held a rare, three-minute nationwide moment of reflection Saturday to remember coronavirus victims, with cars, trains and ships blaring their horns in what state media described as a coordinated “wail of grief.” The commemorations come as Wuhan — the industrial city where the virus...
Coronavirus in Europe: The hospital at the centre of Romania’s COVID-19 crisis
A healthcare crisis, centred around a single hospital in the northeast Romania, has exacerbated the spread of coronavirus in the country, resulting in a city and surrounding area being locked down to try to contain the threat. The city of Suceava and nearby area were...
Leonardo DiCaprio helps launch $12M coronavirus relief food fund
Leonardo DiCaprio will help launch America’s Food Fund, which has already raised $12 million to help communities impacted by the novel coronavirus. The organization said Thursday that the funds will be aimed to help low-income families, the elderly, individuals facing job disruptions and children who...
Some suspected COVID-19 survivors worry their cases aren’t being counted in official statistics
The availability of testing for COVID-19 is controversial in nearly every country. South Korea is held up as a model — it has conducted over 300,000 tests to date, one of the highest numbers per capita of any country. They have also been aggressive when...
