A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions is among those with coronavirus whose deaths were reported in the past day, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said.more
The Ministry of Health informed this afternoon about 124 new cases of coronavirus infection in Poland and another six deaths. To date, 3 627 people have been infected, 79 of whom have died.more
Over the past 24 hours, the number of people who died from coronavirus in Spain has increased by 809. The government of Pedro Sanchez will extend epidemic emergency in Spain until 26 April.more
Staying at home this weekend is an instruction and "not a request", Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said, as he updated the country on the coronavirus.more
100,000 people would have died in Ontario, Canada's largest province, without restrictions imposed on the coronavirus pandemic, according to government models presented yesterday. There are no release dates for all Canada forecasts yet.more
Another 708 people died in Great Britain due to coronavirus, which means that the total number of deaths increased to 4313, according to the British Ministry of Health today.more
What should I do when my clinic is closed, whether the doctor will come to a home visit or if the queue will be lost if the planned surgery has been canceled - these are some of the questions that patients ask. Answers to the most common doubts can be found on the Office of the Patient Ombudsman.more
A British serviceperson has become the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the Falkland Islands. The Falklands government said the patient was transferred from a UK military base on the territory to the only civilian hospital on Tuesday with "a range of COVID-19 symptoms".more
Polish Ambassador in London Arkady Rzegocki thanked Polish doctors, nurses and other NHS employees, the British public health service, who are fighting coronavirus.more
There may be occasions when widespread wearing of masks will slow down the development of the epidemic, but for now it should be intended primarily for medical personnel, said Director of Emergency Situations of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Mike Ryan.more
Another 22 people died in Ireland due to coronavirus, resulting in 120 deaths in the country, the country's health ministry said last night. This is the largest daily number of deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic.more
It's the first emergency field hospital to open in the UK - and it's been transformed into one from an exhibition space in nine days. The NHS Nightingale Hospital, in London's ExCel Centre, will have the capacity for up to 4,000 coronavirus patients.more
In Sweden, despite the health care crisis and reports of medical staff who put their lives at risk in the fight against coronavirus, more people want to become a doctor or nurse, "says Dagens Nyheter."more
The coronavirus will not pass in the summer, but "this is not an endless tunnel, we will leave it" - Italian virusologist Ilaria Capua said on Friday. In her opinion, the current pandemic is a phenomenon of "epoch-making".more
The fortress town of Zahara de la Sierra in southern Spain is used to fending off enemies. The Moors and Christians fought over it in medieval times, and it was sacked by the French in 1812. Now its formidable position high above the Andalusian countryside has suddenly become an invaluable asset once more.more
The Ministry of Health in Poland today announced 117 new confirmed cases of coronavirus. The total balance increased to 3266. The resort reported that another six people had died. In total, 65 deaths have been reported so far.more
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
