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BREAKING: UK PM Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus. He has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him, a No 10 spokesman said. (BBC)
Russia confirms over 900 coronavirus cases in one day
The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 954 over the past day and reached 6,343 in 80 Russian regions, state-run news agency TASS reports on Monday. Out of the 4,848 people who…
Man shoots 5 dead over noise
A man in Russia shot five people dead with a hunting gun after they held a noisy conversation below his apartment window. According to Russia’s Investigative Committee, the 32-year-old unidentified…
Dubai enters lockdown to tackle coronavirus
Dubai imposed a two-week lockdown Saturday night and Saudi Arabia sealed off parts of the Red Sea city of Jeddah as Gulf states tightened measures in big cities to contain the spread of the…
Prepare for lot of deaths – Trump tells Americans
United States President, Donald Trump has told Americans to prepare for a lot of death in the coming week as the dreadful Coronavirus surges. The novel coronavirus has infected more than 1.1…
It is absolute and utter rubbish to say 5G spreads coronavirus – NHS chief
The UK’s national medical director for NHS England, Stephen Powis, has condemned vandals in the country who attacked new 5G mobile phone network masts, after discredited claims it helped spread the coronavirus. Powis called the…
‘I won’t wear masks’ – Trump
President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that he will not wear a face mask despite new medical guidance advising Americans to do so. He said he could not see himself greeting “presidents, prime…
Man commits suicide ‘after being unable to cope with coronavirus self-isolation’
A Briton has taken his own life after being unable to cope with self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, his family has said. Daniel Furniss, 34, suffered from bipolar disorder,…
UK debunks 5G-coronavirus link after conspiracy theorists burn cell tower
While there’s zero factual support for a conspiracy theory linking the COVID-19 virus to 5G cellular technology — and the scientific community has concluded that 5G is safe — the UK government was forced today to explicitly address…
British premier’s pregnant fiancée tests positive
Carrie Symonds has announced she has coronavirus after fiancee Boris Johnson went into isolation with the deadly pathogen. Ms Symonds posted on Twitter earlier today and said: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms…
Masts in UK burnt over claim linking coronavirus to 5G
Residents in the UK have burnt some masts over claims that coronavirus is linked with 5G technology. The BBC reports that masts in Birmingham and Merseyside were burnt during the week by irate individuals over the claims which have…
Angela Merkel breaks silence after leaving quarantine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Germans to remain at home over the upcoming Easter holiday. Markel noted that it would be “irresponsible” to give a date for when restrictions on public life…
Coronavirus: Trump breaks with WHO on face mask, urges Americans to wear it
President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors to avoid contracting coronavirus. The advice came on Friday with over 275,000…
More trouble: US hits 7,000 Coronavirus deaths
Darker days ahead for the United States as it hits 7,000 Coronavirus deaths, with the most powerful nation on earth grappling to curtail the massive pandemic onslaught. There are at least 273,880 …
Spanish family of 13 contract coronavirus
A Spanish family including 11 children have been placed in strict isolation in their Valladolid home in northwest Spain after contracting COVID-19. Doctors have warned that…
“Shoot them dead” – Philippines president orders officers to kill those violating…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered officers to shoot dead anyone “who creates trouble” during a month-long lockdown enforced to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. In a late-night televised national address on…
US COVID-19 death toll surpasses 6,000
The number of people in the U.S. who have died from the novel coronavirus has surpassed the 6,000 mark, according to data released early Friday by Johns Hopkins University. The university’s running…
Trump passes the buck as deadly ventilator shortage looms
President Donald Trump is pinning the blame on states for a shortage of ventilators that governors warn could effectively condemn coronavirus patients to death when the pandemic peaks.…
Oprah Winfrey donates $10m to U.S. coronavirus relief efforts
Oprah Winfrey on Thursday splashed $10 million in donations to coronavirus relief efforts in the United States. The food fund set up by Leonardo DiCaprio and Lauren Powell Jobs is one of the…
Face masks from China intended for France ‘hijacked’ by US at the last minute
Coronavirus masks that France ordered from China were bought at the last minute by the United States as they waited to be loaded onto cargo planes, French officials have said. "Americans pay three or four times the amount we pay,…
COVID-19: Putin orders Russians to stay off work in April
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Russians not go to work for the rest of April to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Putin gave the order in a nationally televised address in Moscow. Russia has reported more than 3,500…
Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca, Medina
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people…
6.6 million Americans file for unemployment benefits – Report
The last three weeks have marked one of the most devastating periods in history for the American job market, as first-time claims for unemployment benefits have surged more than 3,000 per cent since early March. Businesses…
Spain breaks world record in deaths from coronavirus
Spain confirmed the world’s largest coronavirus related deaths today with record 950 people dead. It marks the country’s third successive day of record deaths. On Tuesday 849 died. On Wednesday 864 died…