A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak. Follow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updates Coronavirus daily briefing. Composite: Reuters Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Global cases pass 1.85m The number of … Read More
Russia is facing a shortage of beds and doctors after years of medical layoffs and hospital demolitions. In Russia, a new infectious disease hospital is rapidly being built outside Moscow, and extra beds have been added to the existing ones. … Read More
The coronavirus poses such a great risk that it could mark the end of the EU if it is mismanaged, warned the pope yesterday in his Easter speech. Europe was “faced with a historic challenge, on which not only its … Read More
According to China’s National Health Commission (NHC), as of Saturday, a total of 1,280 imported cases were reported in China. Of the cases, 481 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 799 were being treated with 36 in severe … Read More
Daily death toll shows the situation is comparable with other badly hit countries, says Jeremy Farrar Coronavirus – latest global updates Coronavirus – latest UK updates See all our coronavirus coverage An air ambulance advanced trauma team lands in south-east … Read More
Turkish riot police stand guard in front of the Iranian Consulate during a protest against Iran’s role in Aleppo, in Istanbul – (photo credit: REUTERS) Turkey’s pro-government media has been trying to spin the coronavirus as an Ankara victory for … Read More
Sources break down Israeli defense officials’ disagreements. A member of Iranian Border Guards wears a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the new coronavirus, inside the Shalamcha Border Crossing, after Iraq shut a border crossing to travelers between Iraq … Read More
Photo by: Jens Meyer A scientist presents an antibody test for coronavirus in a laboratory of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) at the InfectoGnostics research campus in Jena, Germany, Friday, April 3, 2020. An international team of … Read More
Beijing is pushing to become a public health superpower—and quickly found a willing international partner. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (left), the director-general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall … Read More
WHO director-general faces rising criticism for novel coronavirus response. In this Feb. 24, 2020, photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-gneral of the World Health Organization (WHO), addresses a press conference about the update on COVID-19 at the World Health Organization headquarters … Read More