Italy sees number of coronavirus deaths and infections continue to fall

Italy sees number of coronavirus deaths and infections continue to fall in further evidence lockdown has been a success Italy is now experiencing a drop in the rate of new daily coronavirus infections   Today saw 578 deaths of those with the virus  – compared to 602 on Tuesday Number of cases in Italy rose by … Read more

Spain sees number of new coronavirus infections spike by 5,092 – 2,000 higher than yesterday

Spain saw its number of coronavirus cases shoot up by 5,092 today, putting an end to three days of slowing infections.  The 5,092 new cases – up from 3,045 yesterday – mark the largest jump in six days and bring the total from 172,541 to 177,633.  Many countries have seen higher figures at the start … Read more

Spain sees number of coronavirus infections continue to drop, with 3,045 new cases

Spain’s overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose to 567 on Tuesday, while the country reported its lowest increase in new cases since March 18.  The country’s total death toll now stands at 18,056, passing the 18,000 mark, while confirmed cases of the infection rose by 3,045 to 172,541, the Health Ministry said in a … Read more

US becomes first country to mark 2,000 deaths in 24 hours as infections top HALF A MILLION

The US has recorded the deadliest day from the coronavirus pandemic any country has so far seen, as it becomes the first country to mark more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours and its number of infections topped half a million. Stark figures show that 2,028 Americans died from coronavirus in a single day on … Read more

Russia sees its largest rise in new coronavirus cases yet with 1,786 new infections

Russia sees its largest rise in new coronavirus case yet with 1,786 new infections bringing the total to 11,917 Deaths also rose by 18 to 94, according to Moscow’s crisis response centre Doctors are treating all pneumonia patients for Covid-19 without waiting for test Russia has a relatively low outbreak but is building new coronavirus … Read more

Cruise line bosses ‘concealed’ coronavirus infections to fool passengers

Cruise line bosses ‘concealed’ infections and blocked TV news channels to fool passengers into thinking their ship was safe when it was actually a ‘coronavirus time bomb’, according to a new devastating class-action lawsuit exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com.  The Costa Luminosa was marooned in the Mediterranean after suffering a horrifying on-board outbreak of Covid-19 after … Read more

Italy sees smallest increase in coronavirus infections for almost four weeks with 3,039 new cases

Italy today recorded its smallest increase in coronavirus infections for almost four weeks, with just 3,309 new cases, in the latest sign the lockdown has been a success. It amounts to a 2.3 percent rise in new cases, compared to a 2.8 percent rise on Monday, when 3,559 new cases were recorded. In addition, there … Read more

Germany sees less than 4,000 new coronavirus infections

Germany added fewer than 4,000 cases to its coronavirus tally for the second day running today, in the latest promising sign that the peak has passed.  The increase of 3,834 cases follows a similar jump of 3,677 yesterday, bringing the total number of infections from 95,391 to 99,225.  The 4.0 per cent rise is almost … Read more

Countries where public face mask wearing is advised have lower rates of coronavirus infections

Countries advising its people to wear face masks to stop the spread of coronavirus have had lower rates of infection, data shows. While other measures will affect results such as testing and social distancing, it is clear that many Asian countries where face masks have been widely worn are suffering fewer cases of Covid-19. Hong … Read more

Testing backlog could be giving false picture that infections have stabilised, experts warn

The reported daily rate of coronavirus infections in the UK could be plateauing because testing is already running at capacity. The huge backlog of potential patients awaiting their results could mean infections are far higher than is being reported. It comes amid further claims that potential coronavirus patients have had their tests lost, further underplaying … Read more