Prime Minister is facing splits in his Cabinet over lifting restrictions. Boris Johnson will take a cautious approach to ease the nationwide lockdown due to fears a second peak of COVID-19 infections could do further damage to the economy. The Prime Minister … Read More
A total of 5,534 new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded across the world yesterday, the lowest figure for more than a week. Italy, Spain, and France all recorded fewer than 500 deaths. The figures continue a downward trend that suggests central Europe … Read More
Will the COVID-19 pandemic prompt the EU to take the decisive integrative steps that it failed to take in the context of the Eurozone crisis? Or will this be a crisis too far? The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat … Read More
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday that China will be held accountable by the U.S. and the world if it’s revealed the novel coronavirus originated in a Wuhan laboratory … Read More
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This week in Colorado, our statewide stay-at-home order was extended until April 26. Gov. Jared Polis urged everyone to wear a mask of any kind while outdoors. Local groceries are limiting customers to one every 120 square feet of the … Read More
Beijing is pushing to become a public health superpower—and quickly found a willing international partner. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (left), the director-general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall … Read More
People of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic. KINKARKINPHOTO / SHUTTERSTOCK / PAUL SPELLA / THE ATLANTIC Countries are taking extraordinary measures to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these … Read More
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak. Follow our latest coronavirus blog for live news and updates Coronavirus daily briefing. Composite: Reuters Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Global cases pass 1.85m The number of … Read More