More than a billion people in India have been asked to observe a 14-hour long curfew to try to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the curfew last week, t... Read more
California has issued a “stay at home” order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom told Californi... Read more
Social distancing would be needed for “at least half of the year” to stop intensive care units being overwhelmed, according to official scientific advice. The Scientific Advisory... Read more
Letters are being sent to more than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses in England and Wales asking them to return to the NHS to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Senior officials say the... Read more
US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons. New York City is releasing “vulnerable” prisoners, the mayor said on Wednesday,... Read more
US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons. New York City is releasing “vulnerable” prisoners, the mayor said on Wednesday,... Read more
Schools across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are to close on Friday because of the coronavirus epidemic. What will the impact be? How long are schools likely to be... Read more
Millions of questions are running through the minds of people concerning the outbreak of the pandemic virus which has killed thousands of people at countries where it has effected especially... Read more
South Korea, China and Singapore are among the Asian countries facing a second coronavirus wave, spurred by people importing it from outside. China, where the virus first emerged, confirmed... Read more
India has had relatively few confirmed cases of coronavirus – but there’s been plenty of misleading advice on how to tackle it. BBC News been fact-checking some of the most promi... Read more
US President Donald Trump has said the nationwide coronavirus emergency could last until the end of the summer or even longer. He said over the next 15 days, Americans should not gather in g... Read more
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of 19 disabled people at a care home. Satoshi Uematsu said people with disabilities who... Read more
Germany will “largely” shut its borders with France, Switzerland and Austria from Monday to stop coronavirus spreading, government sources say. Other EU states are also taking ra... Read more
Schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut around the world as countries try to stem the coronavirus outbreak. In the US, all major sport has been suspe... Read more
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