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The mayor of Brazil’s worst-hit city has described the hundreds of coronavirus deaths in Manaus as ‘a scene out of a horror movie’

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The mayor of Brazil’s worst-hit city has described the hundreds of coronavirus deaths in Manaus as ‘a scene out of a horror movie’ as bodies are piled up in refrigerated trucks and bulldozers dig mass graves at cemeteries.  Mayor Virgilio Neto said his city was ‘no longer in a state of emergency but rather of absolute calamity’ after the daily death rate shot up from 20-30 per day to more than 100 because of the pandemic. Israel’s embattled health minister Yaakov Litzman has announced that he would step down, following a public uproar over his handling of the coronavirus crisis … Continue reading The mayor of Brazil’s worst-hit city has described the hundreds of coronavirus deaths in Manaus as ‘a scene out of a horror movie’

China has dispatched a team of senior doctors to treat Kim Jong-un

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China has dispatched a team of senior doctors to treat Kim Jong-un, it was reported yesterday, amid conflicting accounts about the health of the North Korean dictator since he vanished from public view two weeks ago. The delegation was led by a senior official from the Communist Party international liaison department, which handles relations with its neighbour, according to Reuters, citing three sources “familiar with the situation”. The city has the highest death rate of any state capital in Brazil and the mayor fears there are more hidden deaths because people are dying at home without medical care.   The pandemic … Continue reading China has dispatched a team of senior doctors to treat Kim Jong-un

Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing

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Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing, a note of blind optimism undermined by his top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci, who says he expects the virus to linger at least until the autumn. A political storm is brewing meanwhile over Dr Rick Bright, a vaccines expert who tells The New York Times he was ousted as the director of a federal biomedical agency for disputing the administration’s efforts to promote hydroxychloroquine as a miracle cure for Covid-19. This would ease the strain on the hospitality sector, which has been … Continue reading Donald Trump has suggested the coronavirus “may never come back” at his latest White House briefing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House after sparring with Donald Trump over a lack of federal assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Democrat told reporters during a press briefing on Saturday that he had “no political agenda” or plans to hold higher office after his tenure as the state’s governor. Africa’s 54 countries have so far reported fewer than 20,000 confirmed cases of the disease, just a fraction of the more than two million cases reported globally. Africa has recorded more than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19 so far as of … Continue reading New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has denied having any intentions to run for the White House

The coronavirus death toll in Spain has risen by 619 overnight to 16,972

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The coronavirus death toll in Spain has risen by 619 overnight to 16,972, the health ministry has said. The number of deaths rose from 16,353 recorded the previous day, breaking a three-day streak of daily declines. The pope’s Easter “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world message) delivered from an empty St. Peter’s Basilica instead of to the usual crowd of tens of thousands in the square outside, was by far his most pressing and political since his election in 2013. Saying the message of this year’s “Easter of solitude” should be a “contagion of hope,” he heaped … Continue reading The coronavirus death toll in Spain has risen by 619 overnight to 16,972

The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide

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The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of the most violent places in the US, drug arrests in the weeks since the city shut down are down by 42% compared with the same period last year. “They cannot stop coronavirus coming, it’s got everywhere,” he tells the Independent, from inside the camp. “If one person with coronavirus comes into the camp – I promise that all of the people in the camp will get it. Every person that’s older than 50 is going … Continue reading The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled major retailers and small shops worldwide

Germany has suffered a record daily increase in coronavirus deaths

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Germany has suffered a record daily increase in coronavirus deaths as 266 more people were added to the death toll today.  The latest deaths bring the total from 2,107 to 2,373, surpassing the previous record of 254 fatal cases announced on Wednesday. “IN FULL PANDEMIC. Bolsonaro went back to circulating in Brasília and created a tumult in a bakery,” tweeted photojournalist Lula Marques, sharing the videos. “It was another irresponsible act by Bolsonaro putting the population’s life at risk.” The incident was covered on Brazil’s biggest nightly news show, Jornal Nacional, and by Brazil’s biggest magazine Veja. Cries of “Bolsonaro … Continue reading Germany has suffered a record daily increase in coronavirus deaths

Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination

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Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday but pledged to continue to try to move the party to the left. The democratic socialist insisted that he was “winning the ideological battle” but acknowledged that clinching the nomination was now “virtually impossible”. His decision clears the path for Joe Biden, 77, to take on President Trump in November. Ardern said the country was already ‘turning a corner’ just six weeks after the epidemic reached New Zealand, which has only 992 confirmed cases and one death so far.  Lockdown measures could be softened in just over … Continue reading Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination

A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning

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A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning after going on a date that turned into a fight for her life. Amie Morris started experiencing a sore throat, fever and lost her sense of taste and smell just one day after the date. The Democratic chairman of the House armed services committee had called for Mr Modly to resign or be sacked and President Trump said he would intervene because Captain Crozier had had such an impressive career. The president said: “I don’t want to destroy somebody for having a bad day.” Mr Modly’s speech to the remaining crew of … Continue reading A young mum has issued a coronavirus warning

A woman has died from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her daughter in Ukraine

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A woman has died from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her daughter in Ukraine. The 36-year-old mother, identified only as Galina, is said to have been infected with the virus at a perinatal centre in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine. “For the past week, none of these people who usually help me have come in sight,” she said, her voice cracking with sadness. “They are all at home because of the lockdown; they don’t have any job and so they cannot help me any more.” When prime minister Narendra Modi announced almost two weeks ago that India’s … Continue reading A woman has died from coronavirus hours after giving birth to her daughter in Ukraine