Coronavirus latest: at a glance A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus latest: at a glance
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak
Follow our latest coronavirus blog http://www.innd2.com/ for live news and updates
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak
Follow our latest coronavirus blog http://www.innd2.com/ for live news and updates
Key developments in the global
coronavirus outbreak today include:
Confirmed global cases pass 1.5
million
According to researchers from
Johns Hopkins University, at least 1,504,971 people have been infected and at
least 87,984 have died since the outbreak began. They have also counted 318,068
who were infected and have now recovered.
Fifteen care home residents die
In
the UK, 15 people from the same care home have died, with five of them having
tested positive for Covid-19, authorities confirm. A consultant in health
protection at PHE East said experts were working closely with the home
providing advice to stop the virus spreading.
Virus fears prompt Yemen ceasefire plan
Concerns
about a potential outbreak in Yemen, where no cases have been reported so far,
are partly behind a decision to call a halt to the military action there that
has left tens of thousands dead and spread hunger and disease, a Saudi-led
coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki says.
Malta suffers first death
The
deputy prime minister, Chris Fearne, says a 92-year old woman with underlying
health issues has died. “Unfortunately, this will not be the first and last
death. We can see what is happening across the world and Malta is no
exception,” he says.
Nations extend lockdown measures
France
announces it will maintain nationwide restrictions for a second time, meaning
they will now run beyond 15 April. In Cyprus, measures will be extended through
Orthodox Easter to the end of April. And the state of emergency in Peru is
extended for two more weeks to 26 April.
US to seize exports of medical supplies
Shipments
of key protective medical gear bound for export from the United States will be
seized, two federal agencies announce. The measures will be in place until
Washington determines whether or not the equipment is needed in the US.
The
US has been accused of hijacking shipments of medical supplies bound for other
countries by offering higher prices to suppliers even as consignments were
being prepared for dispatch.
UK suffers deadliest day
Official
figures show that 938 more people have died in UK hospitals, taking the overall
total to 7,097 and marking the deadliest single day since the outbreak began.
The true death toll is likely to be significantly higher once those who have
died outside such facilities are taken into account.
The
UK government says it has tested 232,708 people, 60,734 of whom were positive,
and that 19,438 people have been admitted to hospital.
Boris Johnson’s condition improves
The
UK’s prime minister has been sitting up in bed and “engaging positively” with
the clinical team, the UK’s chancellor has said. In a daily media briefing,
Rishi Sunak says the prime minister remained in an intensive care unit, where
his condition was “improving”.
US records highest one-day death toll
According
to the latest figures, 1,858 people died in America on Tuesday, meaning it too
suffered its worst death toll for a 24-hour period.
The
new peak was propelled by New York City, which remains the most stricken part
of the country, recording 806 fatalities. full-width The city has now registered more than
4,000 deaths.
Italy records 542 new deaths, but rate slows slightly
Deaths
in the country rise by 542 on Wednesday, 62 less than on Tuesday, according to
official figures. The number of currently infected people increased by 1,195,
or 1.3%. There was also a record day-to-day increase – 2,099 – in the number of
people who have survived the virus, taking the total to 26,491.