Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italy doctors safe from coronavirus
He doesn’t wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same. Meet Tommy, the robot nurse.
Testing of frontline staff to reach 100,000s in coming weeks- English medical boss
Testing of frontline staff will go from the thousands to hundreds of thousands within the coming weeks, Public Health England’s Medical Director Yvonne Doyle said on Wednesday.
Rise in new coronavirus cases in UK is concerning: health service boss
The rise in new coronavirus cases in Britain is concerning, as are the rates of hospital admissions in London and the Midlands, Public Health England’s medical director Yvonne Doyle said on Wednesday.
UK coronavirus deaths rise by 563 to 2,352
The number of people with coronavirus who have died in Britain rose by 563 to a total 2,352 by 1600 GMT on March 31, the government said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus fear stokes panic buying and price rises in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been hit by a spike in prices of essential goods including food and medicines, as shortages and panic buying increase in the face of a rising coronavirus threat, residents and retailers said.
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises to 277, with 15,679 total cases: minister
Turkey’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak increased by 63 to 277 on Tuesday, its highest rise yet, while the number of confirmed cases from the disease rose by 2,148 to 15,679, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises to 277, with 15,679 total cases: minister
Turkey’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak increased by 63 to 277 on Tuesday, its highest rise yet, while the number of confirmed cases from the disease rose by 2,148 to 15,679, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Turkey could tighten coronavirus controls as strains, criticism grow
Turkey will step up measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak if it keeps spreading and people ignore “voluntary” quarantine rules, President Tayyip Erdogan said, as the death toll rose and doctors demanded action to ease the strain on hospitals.
Italy’s social security website hit by hacker attack
Computer hackers have attacked Italy’s social security website, forcing it to shut down on Wednesday just as people were starting to apply for coronavirus benefits, the head of the welfare agency said.
Feeding Spain’s ‘hero’ medics for free, caterers and couriers team up
Hugo Rodriguez runs a Madrid pizza business. But he’s shut most of his outlets, and geared up the only one still open to feed doctors and nurses who are working round the clock to keep Spain’s coronavirus crisis in check.
