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The first respirators that the British government ordered a few days ago from a consortium of private companies will be ready this weekend and will be handed over to the NHS next week, the government said yesterday.more

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has revealed he has been in self-isolation for the past week as he recovered from a suspected coronavirus infection.more

The death toll for the UK has now sadly reached 2,352. The number of deaths has increased over the past 24 hours by 563, the government has announced this afternoon, (Wednesday, April 1). It is the biggest increase regarding people who have died in one day so far, as the death toll was set at 1,789 yesterday.more

A woman infected with coronavirus gave birth to a child at the University Hospital in Krakow. The first study showed that the newborn baby does not have a coronavirus. His mother will continue to be treated.more

The mayor of London has written to every Premier League and Championship club in the capital asking they provide assistance to the NHS in "unprecedented times" amid the fight against coronavirus.more

The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged over 9,000 on Wednesday after a record 864 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 100,000 mark, the government said. more

Most people landing in the UK from other countries are not tested for coronavirus, a Cabinet minister has said.more

The tennis courts that host the U.S. Open are being turned into a field hospital for coronavirus patients as New York City officials ramp up medical staff, supplies and facilities for an anticipated wave of COVID-19 patients in April and May, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.more

Italy has hit a "plateau" in the coronavirus pandemic - just three weeks after going into lockdown, one of the country's top health officials said Tuesday.more

While most of the Netherlands struggles through the coronavirus lockdown, marijuana smokers received the welcome news that "coffee shops" selling the drug have reopened for takeaway orders.more

A resident of Spain who was afraid of coronavirus infection went to the desert island of S'Espalmador, located in the Balearic Archipelago. Before the expedition, the lonely sailor provided himself with provisions that would last 30 days.more

Poles are most afraid of illness of relatives, financial crisis, overcrowded hospitals and inefficient health care system; the level of anxiety in Poland is quite high - according to a study by the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on society.more

The Ministry of Health in Poland reported tonight that the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 increased to 2 311 after 96 new cases of infection were confirmed. Another person died - a 37-year-old man hospitalized in Warsaw.more

The custom of young people going to their grandparents 'for cash' has nothing to do with the practices used by young residents of the Spanish municipality of Fuenlabrada to help during a pandemic. Volunteers visit seniors every day, bringing them money in a desk.more

A further 393 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of deaths reported in the UK to 1,808. In England, NHS Trusts recorded the deaths of 367 patients, including a 19-year-old with no underlying health conditions.more

Patients currently dying from coronavirus in the UK were infected around a month ago - before social distancing measures were put in place, experts have said. more

The Finnish government has decided to continue the social and economic restrictions previously imposed as part of the state of emergency in order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said. Meanwhile, around 303,000 persons from various sectors of the economy are covered by collective redundancies.more

Coronavirus is expected to get worse over the next couple of weeks, the UK's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has said.more

Restrictive steps in Italy limiting the possibility of leaving home and other prohibitions introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus will be extended at least until Easter - this hypothesis was presented yesterday by Health Minister Roberto Speranza.more

A coronavirus test centre for NHS workers has opened at an Ikea store in a bid to increase checks for frontline staff.more

Talking today about how the epidemic will develop in Poland is a bit of a divination from coffee grounds; instead, several models of such development can be indicated - said prof. Krzysztof Simon, head of the infectious ward of the Provincial Specialist Hospital J. Gromkowski in Wrocław.more

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced today a number of new restrictions after the meeting of the Government Crisis Management Team. The police and the army are to watch if the new rules are observed - the Minister of National Defense pointed out.more

The European Commission, which previously launched a coronavirus response website, launched on March 30 a dedicated section on fighting disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, providing materials for myth-busting and fact-checking.more

Around 25% of NHS doctors are currently off work sick or in isolation as family members are unwell, the head of the Royal College of Physicians has said. more

Transport for London has confirmed that only 43% of services are running on the Tube despite carriages still remaining packed. more