The British government's worst-case scenario sees 50,000 people lose their lives in the coronavirus outbreak, while the deadliest day is expected to be Easter Sunday, it has been claimed.more
"We are at the beginning of this epidemic" - the head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, has said. The death toll in Germany from the coronavirus has picked up speed, passing the 1,000 mark, by Friday, April 3. more
A 104 year-old World War Two veteran who survived the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic has become the oldest known person to have beaten coronavirus. Bill Lapschies managed to ride out Covid-19 at the Edward C Allworth Veterans' Home in Lebanon, Oregon, where he lives.more
Italy on Thursday reported another 760 deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 13,915, the highest in the world.more
"If the tests confirm that Resochin, a chlorochine-containing anti-malarial drug, helps fight coronavirus, Bayer intends to" give this drug to governments for free, "said Werner Baumann, head of the group.more
The UK is aiming to carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, as he announced a "five-pillar strategy" for testing. It comes as the government was criticised for not increasing the number of tests more quickly.more
The Ministry of Health informed about 59 new cases of coronavirus infection this afternoon; the balance increased to 2 692. The resort reported that another five people had died - four men and a woman.more
Mr Johnson spoke from isolation on Thursday, addressing the criticism aimed at the Government in recent days for low testing rates for NHS staff and other key workers, as well as the equipment healthcare workers are using when treating patients for coronavirus.more
The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has increased by 569 over the previous day to 2,921, the British Ministry of Health said this afternoon.more
If you feel safer wearing a mask, you should wear it. You can also protect yourself with a scarf - said a spokesman of Polish Ministry of Health Wojciech Andrusiewicz. He did not rule out that the government would recommend wearing masks. He assured that Poland is currently trying to buy as many as possible.more
More than half of Britons believe that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has taken action too late to limit human contacts to slow down the spread of coronavirus, according to a public opinion poll published today.more
The number of people infected since the Covid-19 outbreak will soon exceed one million, and the number of deaths - over 50,000. - warns the World Health Organization (WHO). At the current rate of infection growth, this may occur within the next 24 hours. However, there are currently over 700,000 active infections. The pandemic has already reached over 200 countries.more
Coronavirus patients may have life-saving treatment withdrawn if others with the virus are more likely to survive, according to new guidance issued to UK doctors.more
More than a quarter of British companies have already temporarily reduced employment as a result of coronavirus effects, and almost half are planning, according to two government surveys published today.more
The vast majority of those killed because of Covid-19 in Europe are people over 60, but the young are not immune to the virus - warned the director of the European branch of WHO Hans Kluge.more
British American Tobacco, the maker of brands including Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Rothmans and Benson & Hedges, has said it has a potential coronavirus vaccine in development using tobacco plants.more
The Ministry of Health said that the number of people infected with coronavirus in Poland increased to 2,633 after 79 further cases of infection were confirmed. Two more people died too.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lamented the latest Covid-19 data in Britain, which showed a record increase of deaths there, saying it was a "sad, sad day."more
The Department of Health has announced a further 14 deaths linked to Covid-19, as well as 212 new cases. It brings the total number of deaths in the Republic of Ireland to 85. There are now 3,447 confirmed cases in total.more
Japan's Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with the new coronavirus, after reports of promising results in China.more
