Global coronavirus cases reaches 3 million milestone

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Global coronavirus cases reaches 3 million milestone

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Britain breaches grim 20,000 death milestone: Another 781 deaths are announced in the UK 

Britain has announced a further 781 coronavirus victims today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UK to 20,287. NHS England confirmed a further 711 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 18,084.   The figures published by NHS England … Read more

Britain breaches grim 20,000 death milestone: Another 781 deaths are announced in the UK 

Britain has announced another 781 coronavirus victims today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UK to 20,287.   NHS England has announced 711 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 18,084.  The figures also show 235 of the new … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus deaths surges past grim 10,000 milestone

Britain’s coronavirus death toll surged past 10,000 today, marking a grim milestone in the country’s epidemic.   A further 710 people have lost their lives, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10,585 on Easter Sunday.  NHS England announced a further 657 deaths, the youngest of whom was a 26-year-old with underlying health problems, taking the … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus deaths surges past grim 10,000 milestone

Britain’s coronavirus death toll surged past 10,000 today, marking a grim milestone in the country’s accelerating epidemic.   A further 710 people have lost their lives, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10,585 on Easter Sunday.  NHS England announced a further 657 deaths, taking the nation’s total to 9,594. A further 18 patients died after … Read more

Italy reaches grim coronavirus milestone as 100th doctor dies of the disease 

Italy reaches grim coronavirus milestone as 100th doctor dies of the disease At least 100 Italian doctors have died of coronavirus, a medical federation said  Italian media estimates 30 nurses and nursing assistants also died of COVID-19 Toll includes retired doctors who voluntarily returned during the virus outbreak  By Afp and Chris Dyer For Mailonline … Read more