Graphs show coronavirus infections ‘flattening’ for countries coming out of pandemic ‘peak’ – but the WHO warns Britain’s numbers are a black mark among Europe’s ‘positive signs’ Global coronavirus cases have topped 2million, but there are signs that the infection is starting to slow down  Graphs reveal how daily case totals have been trending downward in US, Europe and Australia […]

Downing Street announces NHS investigation into why black and ethnic minority Britons have been ‘disproportionately’ affected by coronavirus amid reports they account for a third of all deaths, including 70% of medics The health service and Public Health England will review available evidence The first 10 doctors to die in the UK from Covid-19 were all from minorities Their ancestry […]

CT scans could be a better way to diagnose coronavirus than swab tests, experts have argued. The technology was widely used to diagnose cases in China where scientists say they were able to detect "tell-tale" signs of Covid-19. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates It comes amid reports that the current nasal and throat […]

Paramedic, 23, who posted about battling on NHS coronavirus frontline dies suddenly after ‘carrying weight of world on her shoulders in silence’ Charlotte Cope qualified as a paramedic two years ago and worked in Wales  The 23-year-old died at her home in the Rhondda Valley after finishing her shift She said she was, ‘dedicating all my time to help others […]

THE coming weeks will be critical for Europe in the battle against coronavirus with "no fast road back to normal", the World Health Organisation has said.  The warning comes as the number of people infected across the continent nears one million and countries around the world remain in lockdown. ⚠️Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper accused China Thursday of “misleading” the world about the origin of COVID-19, saying he doesn’t trust the country’s denial that the killer bug may have originated in a Wuhan lab. “I find it hard to trust much of what comes out of the Chinese Communist Party,” Esper told the “Today” show about alarming theories that […]

Saudi Arabia kills ‘armed’ protester who refused to be evicted from his land to make way for the Crown Prince’s megacity project Neom Abdul-Rahim al-Howeiti was shot dead by security forces in Al-Khuraybah He was protesting against Mohammed bin Salman’s megacity project Neom Saudi government claimed he had fired shots and thrown Molotov cocktails  Saudi Arabia has admitted it killed […]

A WORLD War Two hero just days from his 100th birthday has raised an astonishing £12million for NHS staff with daily walks in his garden. Captain Tom Moore set out to reach only £1,000 when he started the appeal last week. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates But his pledge to complete 100 laps […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump says his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing "needs to come clean" on what they know. The source of the virus remains a mystery, although the broad scientific consensus holds that SARS-CoV-2, its official name, originated in bats. […]

Chris Cuomo’s wife now also has the coronavirus. The TV host announced that Cristina Cuomo was positive for COVID-19 on his primetime CNN show Wednesday — about two weeks after revealing his own diagnosis. “Cristina now has COVID, she is now positive,” said Chris, 49, during an interview with his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cristina, 50, a […]