New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has thanked people for “stopping an uncontrolled explosion of Covid-19”, as she announced an easing of lockdown. The country has been praised for it... Read more
Protests flared in parts of the United States on Sunday against stay-at-home orders while governors disputed President Donald Trump’s claims they have enough tests for the novel corona... Read more
A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in what is believed to be Canada’s worst mass shooting. The 12-hour rampage started on S... Read more
There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday on 21 April, as it is not thought to be appropriate during the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed to be the first time... Read more
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities. Wuhan officials attributed the new figure... Read more
Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. There was a sharp rise in cases in the past week. There have been almost 1... Read more
It began with schools for young children this week, now Denmark will allow beauty salons, hairdressers and tattoo parlours to reopen on Monday. Denmark moved fast to tackle the outbreak, imp... Read more
A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Japan due to the country’s worsening coronavirus outbreak. The move allows regional governments to urge people to stay inside, but withou... Read more
Tablighi Jamaat leader Muhammad Saad Khandalvi has been charged with manslaughter after a meeting the organisation held in Delhi spawned Covid-19 clusters across India. Police say the gather... Read more
President Donald Trump says the US has “passed the peak” of new Covid-19 cases and predicted some states would reopen this month. At the daily White House virus briefing, Mr Trum... Read more
US President Donald Trump has been heavily criticised for halting funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Philanthropist Bill Gates, a major fun... Read more
Many older people are being “airbrushed” out of coronavirus figures in the UK, charities have warned. The official death toll has been criticised for only covering people who die... Read more
Pope Francis has urged people not to “yield to fear” over coronavirus, calling on them to be “messengers of life in a time of death”. The leader of the Roman Catholic... Read more
“Coronavirus will not overcome us,” the Queen has said, in an Easter message to the nation. While celebrations would be different for many this year, she said: “We need Eas... Read more
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