Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen joined the social campaign and reads bedtime stories to his children. The fragment was published on social media. Fin is the driver of the Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen team.more
Further countries, companies and institutions abroad prohibit the use of the controversial video conferencing application - Zoom. It's about security reasons. Nevertheless, the application "reigns" in Polish schools - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
The elusive guerrilla street artist revealed his latest work Wednesday - a series of rats wreaking havoc on his bathroom - presumably created during the coronavirus lockdown. "My wife hates it when I work from home," Banksy posted on Instagram, along with images of the installation.more
Last week, RIA Novosti was the only major media outlet in the world to report that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson required mechanical ventilation while he was hospitalized for COVID-19. The story turned out to be false. Mmore
Serbian tennis participant Novak Djokovic, #1 on the planet rating, made a "important donation" to a hospital in Bergamo, one of many Italian cities most affected by the coronavirus, to assist in the struggle in opposition to this illness.more
Germany is set to extend its coronavirus lockdown beyond Sunday until 3 May, while some shops will be allowed to reopen from next week. Experts say the country's confinement measures are working but that the epidemic was not yet fully contained.more
The head of the Finnish Institute of Health and Social Affairs (THL) Markku Tervahauta believes that at the level of society the benefits of using masks from fabrics are "greater than damage", but a formal order for their use cannot be issued because the authorities will not guarantee their effectiveness.more
Juventus players Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi have both made a complete recovery after testing positive for coronavirus, the club have confirmed.more
All care home residents and staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested for coronavirus as laboratory capacity increases, the government has promised.more
Almost 50 diving masks have been processed by scientists for the needs of Łódź anesthesiologists who use devices to protect against coronavirus - said Dr. Marcin Elgalal from Bionanopark, in which such breathing apparatus is being prepared.more
England's chief medical officer believes the UK coronavirus death toll, which now stands at almost 13,000, is approaching its peak but warned of grim figures to follow in the next 24 hours.more
A 106-year-old woman is thought to be Britain's oldest patient to recover from coronavirus, after being discharged from Birmingham's City hospital.more
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary dismissed "mad" proposals for planes to fly with empty middle seats when coronavirus travel restrictions end, saying they would be "hopelessly ineffective" as well as unaffordable.more
A 99-year-old army veteran who has raised more than £8m to help the NHS in the fight against Covid-19 has vowed to keep going even though he has smashed his original £1,000 target.more
A one-time lockdown will not halt the new coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022, Harvard scientists have predicted.more
IATA now forecasts airlines will lose $314 billion in passenger revenue this year amid the coronavirus outbreak, a deepening of $62 billion from its previous projection.more
Schools in Denmark have started reopening, after a month-long closure over the novel coronavirus. The Nordic country is the first in Europe to start opening up nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools after they were closed on 12 March in an effort to curb the Covid-19 epidemic.more
Here are the latest UK hospital coronavirus death figures from the Department of Health and Social Care. The latest figure for newly reported deaths, 761, is slightly down on the equivalent figure reported yesterday, 778.more
The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of Tuesday (Apr 14) night.more
Protective gowns and masks could be reused by health workers under "last resort" coronavirus plans revealed in a leaked Public Health England document.more