Global coronavirus deaths top 50,000 – Johns Hopkins tally
Global coronavirus deaths topped 50,200 on Thursday as the pandemic ravages the United States and Europe, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Dutch returning from U.S. should self-quarantine: prime minister
Dutch citizens returning from the United States by plane should self-quarantine for a period of 14 days, the Netherlands’ prime minister said on Thursday, as part of measures intended to slow the spread of coronavirus.
South Korea to allow absentee voting by coronavirus patients in parliament elections
South Korea will allow coronavirus patients to vote by mail or as absentees in parliamentary elections this month, as a two-week campaign kicked off on Thursday in a country grappling with a steady rise in new infections.
Doctor under investigation for coronavirus outbreak in Russia’s remote north
Russia said on Thursday it was investigating a coronavirus outbreak in a remote northern region to check if more than 50 people in a hospital had been infected by a doctor.
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 2,921, up 24% in a day
The United Kingdom’s death toll from the coronavirus rose 24 percent to 2,921 as of April 1.
Ski resort Ischgl is source of Austria’s biggest coronavirus cluster
The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl and its surroundings are the source of the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus cases, involving more than 600 infections and possibly twice as many abroad, a public health official confirmed on Thursday.
India PM plans staggered exit from vast coronavirus lockdown
India will pull out of a three-week lockdown in phases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as officials battle to contain the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital, New Delhi.
After death of a cashier, French supermarket staff work in fear
When 52-year-old supermarket cashier Aicha Issadounene died after contracting the coronavirus, her Carrefour colleagues felt the full fear of working on the frontline.
What about us? Russia’s coronavirus supplies to United States spark criticism at home
A Russian medical equipment delivery to the United States to help fight the coronavirus drew anger from critics of the Kremlin on Thursday who pointed out that Russia was itself experiencing severe shortages of such items.
UK consortium targets 1,500 ventilators per week in race against time
A consortium of aerospace, Formula One and engineering firms hopes soon to be making at least 1,500 ventilators a week as Britain races to boost the number of devices which can help save the lives of those with coronavirus.
