Italy has reported 482 deaths from coronavirus, its lowest daily figure since April 12, as the country’s total rose to 23,227. The number of new cases identified also fell by two to give a rise of 3,491, bringing the total to 175,925. The number of people in intensive care dropped by 79 to 2,733. Almost … Read more
Breaking news: France reports 642 more coronavirus deaths as country’s toll hits 19,323 up from 18,681 France has recorded fourth-highest death toll in the world from coronavirus Health ministry said 364 deaths were in hospitals and 278 in nursing homes Only the US, Spain and Italy have recorded a higher death toll from Covid-19 Learn … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus daily death toll today rose by 5 per cent to 888 – dashing hopes that the country’s fatality curve may be flattening after days of uncertainty. The total death toll is now 15,464 but it is feared there are thousands more due to a delay in recording hospital fatalities and the failure to include those … Read more
Flu panic for nearly every state as experts warn that the virus has killed more than 30 children and deaths have surged by 65% in the new year New figures from the CDC show that 9.7 million people have fallen ill and 87,000 people have been hospitalized Since January 1, 4,800 people have died, marking … Read more
The United States on Thursday recorded a slight drop in the number of reported coronavirus deaths just a day after setting a record the day before as fatalities surpassed 2,500 within a 24-hour period. In total, a reported 2,290 Americans died on Thursday from COVID-19 – nearly reaching Wednesday’s grim record of 2,524 fatalities. As … Read more
The NHS is to investigate the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black and minority ethnic Britons, Downing Street confirmed today. The health service and Public Health England will review evidence after data on patients with confirmed Covid-19 from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) suggested ethnic minorities are over-represented. The first 10 doctors … Read more
Keeping us locked down will cause more deaths and cripple a generation. There is another way, says Hugh Osmond Over the past three weeks, I – like so many business owners and leaders – have been forced to shut down companies that took years to build up, putting loyal staff out of work, many of … Read more
The coronavirus is killing one Briton every two minutes – and Birmingham is the epicentre of the UK’s crisis, figures show. The darkest day of the UK’s outbreak yesterday saw a further 786 deaths reported, bringing the total to 6,159. However, the outbreak seems to be slowing, with the lowest number of new cases diagnosed … Read more
The UK has announced 861 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of victims to 13,729. In another dark milestone Britain has now officially diagnosed more than 100,000 people with the virus – making it only the sixth country in the world to do so. But the rising number of cases remains stable, … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more