Spain hits grim landmark of more than 200,000 coronavirus infections

Spain passed a grim milestone in its coronavirus crisis today as the country confirmed more than 200,000 cases. Health officials registered 4,266 new cases on Monday, increasing the total infected since the start of the outbreak from 195,944 to 200,210. The country also saw another 399 deaths, bringing the total from 20,453 to 20,852. The … Read more

Firefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead to makeshift mortuary

Firefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead from overwhelmed hospitals to a makeshift mortuary in industrial park that can hold up to 1,000 bodies Bodies being taken from hospitals in Greater Manchester to a special mortuary The new mortuary in Trafford can hold up to 1,000 bodies in an industrial park It opened on Monday and is … Read more

Calls for lockdown ‘exit strategy’ after grim warnings on economic hit

Ministers are under huge pressure to come up with an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown today after the scale of the looming economic meltdown became clear. Cabinet infighting is in full swing over how and when to ease the draconian curbs strangling UK plc, with demands for primary schools and non-essential shops to reopen early … Read more

Sweden equals its grim record for number of coronavirus death in a day with 114

Sweden has equaled its record for the number of coronavirus deaths in a day with 114 new deaths bringing the total to over 1,000, as a group of experts attacked the authorities’ approach to the crisis.  The country has also recorded a spike of 497 new cases in 24 hours.    Sweden’s Public Health Agency said on … Read more

‘Bottom line, it’s going to get worse’: Dr. Tony Fauci offers grim assessment of coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday the coronavirus situation in the United States is going to get worse and ‘many, many millions’ will be affected. His warning came as 33 people in the United States have died, the number of infected topped 1,000, the stock markets tanked and several schools said they would move to … Read more