Pope Francis is helped to his feet as he celebrates Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis was helped to his feet as he celebrated Good Friday Mass in St Peter’s Basilica with no worshippers present as the Italian public obey strict lockdown rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State led the Good Friday Passion of the Lord with no … Read more

Pope Francis is helped to his feet as he celebrates Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis was helped to his feet as he celebrated Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica with no worshippers present as the Italian public obey strict lockdown rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State led the Good Friday Passion of the Lord with no … Read more

Body bags are loaded into refrigerated trucks and workers in Hazmat suits dig mass graves in NYC

Harrowing new photographs from New York City show rows of refrigerated trucks that will function as mobile morgues waiting to be loaded with body bags on Thursday as the city’s coronavirus death toll hits 4,778.  The Big Apple’s coronavirus outbreak continues to stagger with 87,725 cases – a rise in 7,521 infections and 518 deaths … Read more

Body bags are loaded into refrigerated trucks and workers in Hazmat suits dig mass graves in NYC

Harrowing new photographs from New York City show rows of refrigerated trucks that will function as mobile morgues waiting to be loaded with body bags on Thursday as the city’s coronavirus death toll hits 4,778.  The Big Apple’s coronavirus outbreak continues to stagger with 87,725 cases – a rise in 7,521 infections and 518 deaths … Read more

Prisoners in hazmat suits continue to dig mass graves on NYC’s Hart Island

Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there.   About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets on Thursday as at least one refrigerated truck was brought onto the island.  … Read more

Prisoners in hazmat suits continue to dig mass graves on NYC’s Hart Island

Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there.   About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets – some of which had names carved into them – on Thursday as … Read more

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing as pandemic approaches peak in the UK Former PM Tony Blair demands Government minister takes charge of virus tests Mr Blair’s intervention came amid concern over if UK will meet its testing goal The Government has set a target of … Read more

Public health planners ‘ignored warnings from WHO to prepare for mass testing’

British health officials ‘IGNORED warnings from WHO to prepare for mass testing in case of a major pandemic as far back as 2005’ Officials wrongly believed a new strain of influenza would be next to hit the UK Senior government insider said they reportedly ‘did not discuss’ mass testing The UK’s coronavirus death toll today … Read more

Public health planners ‘ignored warnings from WHO to prepare for mass testing’

British health officials ‘IGNORED warnings from WHO to prepare for mass testing in case of a major pandemic as far back as 2005’ Officials wrongly believed a new strain of influenza would be next to hit the UK Senior government insider said they reportedly ‘did not discuss’ mass testing The UK’s coronavirus death toll today … Read more

Ministers face fresh fury on lack of mass coronavirus testing

Ministers were accused of bungling the drive for mass coronavirus testing today amid claims the UK does have the lab capacity to match Germany. Experts insisted ‘organisation’ rather than a shortage of facilities is to blame for the painfully slow rise in checks – warning that the lockdown cannot end until the situation changes.   Former … Read more