Spain’s coronavirus death toll jumps 514 in 24 hours
The coronavirus death toll in Spain has jumped by 514 in a single day, as the situation in the country quickly worsens. Official figures show that 2,696 people have now died in the country and close to 40,000 are infected. About 5,400 health care workers...
WHO warns United States could become next epicenter of global coronavirus crisis
President Trump continued to play down the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic as experts warned of a worsening crisis: A World Health Organization official said Tuesday that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in U.S. coronavirus infections, adding that America has the potential...
Coronavirus news: Tokyo Olympics to be postponed as WHO warns US could be next Covid-19 hotspot
Deaths jump in Spain; France tightens lockdown; Afghanistan appeals for help amid new cases; South Africa prepares for lockdown. Follow the latest updates Poland’s prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced a series of new restrictions in the country in a televised briefing together with the...
Millions wake up to fresh lockdowns as China to lift Wuhan restrictions
LONDON — As millions of people across the globe adjusted to life under tightening lockdowns on Tuesday, in China, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, restrictions began to slowly ease. The lockdown imposed on the city of Wuhan, where COVID19 was first detected, is set to...
Taliban, Afghan government held Skype call on prisoner releases, officials say
Amid a recent warming of relations, the Taliban and the Afghan government held a “virtual” meeting to discuss prisoner releases on Sunday, according to officials. The two sides spoke for two hours in a Skype meeting facilitated by the U.S. and Qatar. Under a Taliban...
Germany’s Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus
Shortly after announcing new measures in Germany to curb the spread of coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after a doctor she recently had contact with tested positive for the virus. A spokesperson for Merkel said the chancellor, who is 65, had received...
China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues
This time it’s from a prominent Chinese official who is using articles written by the American media to fuel Beijing’s propaganda machine as the tit-for-tat between the two superpowers escalated Monday over COVID-19’s origin and which country’s lack of action is responsible for turning the...
UK’s Boris Johnson orders closures of all non-essential businesses to stop coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered the closure of most stores and banned gatherings for three weeks in an effort to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus. The move marked a departure from the British government’s until-now more relaxed approach to the...
Stock futures gain ground as Congress moves closer to a stimulus deal
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when Wall Street begins trading on Tuesday as congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package saying they expected to reach a deal Tuesday. This...
Coronavirus: 1.5 billion people worldwide in lockdown as COVID-19 spreads
The coronavirus pandemic was accelerating as the latest figures showed more than 350,000 were infected by the virus with cases in almost every country in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, said countries needed to take the...
Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents ‘dead and abandoned’
Spanish soldiers helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic have found elderly patients in retirement homes abandoned and, in some cases, dead in their beds, the defence ministry has said. Spanish prosecutors said an investigation had been launched. The military has been brought in to help...
Europe must act to stop coronavirus outbreak in Lesbos, say MEPs
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Europe, refugees and migrants living in overcrowded camps remain extremely vulnerable. On the island of Lesbos, one suspected coronavirus case would be enough to raise concerns in the Moria camp. Human rights organisations are concerned asylum seekers won’t have...
COVID-19: EU cybersecurity ‘at risk from hackers’
High level meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic take place at a safe distance — and the European Union is no exception. Recent EU talks chaired by Council President Charles Michel saw EU leaders discuss the coronavirus outbreak via video link. But this raises important questions...
COVID-19: Authorities across Europe warn of coronavirus-related scams
Scammers have been taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities across Europe have warned. Cyber-security police in the UK have said that coronavirus-related fraud claims have jumped by 400 per cent so far in March, with losses totalling over €1 million to date. The majority...
Coronavirus: Italy approves use of drones to monitor social distancing
Local police in Italy are now permitted to use drones to monitor the movements of citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) confirmed their approval on Monday, after receiving requests for additional support from “many local police units”. The authorisation for...
Coronavirus: Human rights alarm as Hungary seeks indefinite extension to state of emergency
Hungarian MPs are considering a new bill which would increase the government’s powers during the coronavirus pandemic. New legislation would allow Viktor Orban’s government to extend the state of emergency indefinitely, even if the spread of COVID-19 made it impossible to sit in Parliament. But...
Coronavirus: Police deny claim Dutch air force was set to disinfect streets
Dutch police have stepped up their warnings against the spreading of misinformation over coronavirus on social media. A false message circulating on Twitter, alongside the police logo, stated that the country’s air force would be disinfecting the streets over the weekend. A similar warning appeared...
Coronavirus: First French hospital doctor dies of COVID-19
A French hospital doctor has died of coronavirus, the French Health minister announced on Sunday, adding that this is the first death of a doctor in the country. “I was informed on Saturday of the death of a hospital doctor”, Health minister Olivier Véran said...
Italy Deaths Slow; Merkel’s First Test Negative: Virus Update
New deaths in Italy, the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, slowed for a second day. An experimental coronavirus vaccine could be available to health-care workers as soon as late 2020 on an emergency basis. New York City may lose as much as $6 billion...
China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand, society’s fears about the virus are being taken advantage of with the spread of myths, hoaxes and scams. Here are some of the worst misinformation and scams about the virus that you should keep an eye out for....
Germany Bans Groups of More Than 2 to Stop Coronavirus as Merkel Self-Isolates
Chancellor Angela Merkel went into isolation after learning that her doctor had tested positive. BERLIN — Germany on Sunday barred groups of more than two people from gathering, except for families, and Chancellor Angela Merkel later said she herself was going into isolation because her...
Marriott to furlough tens of thousands of workers amid coronavirus fallout
The largest hotel company in the world, Marriott International Inc., announced Sunday it will furlough thousands of corporate employees across the globe as the company is forced to scale back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Two-thirds of its 4,000 corporate employees headquartered in Bethesda, Md.,...
Hannity to Biden: Stop fundraising off and politicizing the coronavirus
Former Vice President Biden is confused yet again. As the country comes together to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden seems to think that it was all President Trump’s fault. In a recent statement, he accuses the president of “dithering on preparing” for the pandemic, and...
Dr. Michael Baden: We don’t yet know the long term effects COVID-19 will have on survivors
Dr. Michael Baden, the renowned forensic pathologist and Fox News contributor, said Sunday it’s still too early to know whether survivors of the COVID-19 virus will suffer lasting lung damage — and called on the Trump administration to ramp up production of supplies that could...
Boris Johnson warns of ‘tougher measures’ in future if more UK citizens don’t follow coronavirus guidelines
Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned British residents on Sunday that if they do not follow social-distancing rules in public, he’ll introduce “tougher measures” to enforce them. “The best thing that everybody can do, if you’re going outside, is observe social distancing,” the prime minister said...
Former Real Madrid president dies from coronavirus
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76. Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the week while being treated for the virus. Sanz presided over Madrid from 1995 until 2000, leading...
Syrians rush to stock up; Iran reports 127 more virus deaths
Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the country, where the healthcare system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war. Meanwhile, Iran...
Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert experiencing ‘loss of smell and taste’ after coronavirus infection
Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert was among the first professional athletes in major American sports to contract the coronavirus and subsequently brought the NBA and every other U.S. league to a halt. While Gobert was made to look like a fool because he didn’t initially...
Conor McGregor on coronavirus pandemic: ‘Lord Jesus please save Italy’
Conor McGregor said Sunday he was praying for Italy as the country deals with the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged parts of the nation. The former UFC champion posted a picture of the sky and had a heavy-hearted caption to go along with it. “I...
Miami-Dade mayor ‘very disappointed’ to see people partying on boats amid coronavirus shutdown
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday that he was “very disappointed” when photos emerged over the weekend showing packed sandbars amid the coronavirus outbreak. In a video posted on Twitter on Sunday, Gimenez referenced images on social media from...
