Italy tested more than a million people for coronavirus as it sees fall in its daily cases to 2,646

Deaths from coronavirus in Italy climbed by 464 today, but the daily tally of new infections declined to 2,646 from 3,370 on Wednesday. As many as 40 per cent of those new cases were in the hard-hit Lombardy region where the first domestically transmitted case was confirmed just over two months ago. Yesterday 437 new … Read more

Germany sees less than 4,000 new coronavirus infections

Germany added fewer than 4,000 cases to its coronavirus tally for the second day running today, in the latest promising sign that the peak may have passed.  The increase of 3,834 cases follows a similar jump of 3,677 yesterday, bringing the total number of infections from 95,391 to 99,225.  The 4.0 per cent rise is … Read more

The bizarre competition in Japan that sees exquisite mini gardens built on the back of TRUCKS

The bizarre competition in Japan that sees exquisite mini gardens built on the back of TRUCKS The annual  Kei Truck Garden Contest sees landscaping taken to the next level Competition entrants only have hours to transform their trucks into gardens Judges mark entrants on planning, design, expression and execution By Paul Hirons For Mailonline Published: 18:58 … Read more

Spain sees number of coronavirus infections continue to drop, with 3,045 new cases

Spain‘s overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 567 on Tuesday, while the country reported its lowest increase in new cases since March 18.  The country’s total death toll now stands at 18,056, passing the 18,000 mark, while confirmed cases of the infection rose by 3,045 to 172,541, the Health Ministry said in a … Read more

Himalayas visible in parts of India for first time in 30 years after Covid-19 sees pollution fall

The Himalayas have become visible from parts of India for the first time in 30 years.  Pollution levels across much of the country – infamous for its dirty air – have dropped sharply amid the country’s lockdown as it tackles coronavirus.  Locals from the Jalandhar district in Punjab, nearly 125 miles away from the Himalayas, flocked … Read more