Italy’s northern Lombardy region is preparing to impose a night-time curfew for three weeks, the most restrictive anti-coronavirus measure the country has seen since it emerged from a national lockdown in spring. The 11pm-5am curfew is expected to begin on Thursday night and last until November 13. It comes as Lombardy, the region hit hardest by … Read more
Thousands of Wuhan revelers flaunt social-distancing rules as they cram into a water park at the former COVID-19 epicenter Pictures show the outdoor park packed out by mask-free partygoers in the former coronavirus ground zero Mask-free visitors are seen standing shoulder to shoulder in water despite the escalating COVID-19 pandemic It comes as Hubei has … Read more
The northwest of England has passed London as the epicentre of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with more people in the region in hospital with the illness than in the capital. Data shared at Sunday’s government briefing revealed coronavirus patients in London had dipped to 2,033 while patients with the illness in the northwest … Read more
Russia’s coronavirus tally rises above 10,000 with Moscow at its epicentre as Putin brings in strict punishments for breaking lockdown Nation saw a record one-day rise in cases and a death toll increase from 13 to 76 It is now illegal to break lockdown with punishment of up to seven years in prison Spreading misinformation … Read more
Angry crowds rioted near the Chinese city of Wuhan after the region’s two-month coronavirus lockdown was lifted but residents were told they could not travel elsewhere in China. Shocking footage showed a mob overturning a police van on a bridge linking Wuhan, which is the capital of Hubei Province, and neighbouring Jiangxi. The violent scenes … Read more
London has three times more cases of the killer coronavirus than any other region in the UK, according to official statistics. More than 900 cases have already been confirmed in the capital, with the boroughs of Southwark, Westminster and Lambeth the worst affected. In comparison, fewer than 300 people have been struck down in the … Read more
More than 100 wild animals have reportedly dropped dead near the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Experts claimed that some of the animals died after being poisoned by disinfectant sprayed by workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to state media. A total of 135 animal bodies belonging to 17 species … Read more