Coronavirus: As deaths steady, Italy’s health minister eyes next phase
Italy’s health minister outlined plans on Sunday for broader testing and beefed-up heath services as part of a package of measures that would follow a...
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UK coronavirus deaths nears 5,000, threat of tighter restrictions (Updated)
By Paul Sandle The United Kingdom’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 621 to 4,934 at 1600 GMT on April 4, the health ministry...
Coronavirus: Show typical British resolve, queen to tell nation amid outbreak
By Michael Holden Queen Elizabeth will call on Britons to show the same resolve as their forebears and take on the challenge and disruption caused...
Coronavirus: Greece quarantines second camp after coronavirus case confirmed (Updated)
Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility on its mainland after a 53-year-old man tested positive for the new coronavirus, the migration ministry said on...
Knife attack kills two in France
A man armed with a knife attacked people out shopping in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isère on Saturday, killing two and wounding five, French...
Britain set for long lockdown as death toll rises to 4,313
Britain is unlikely to lift its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May, once the spread of the coronavirus has started to slow, a...
Britain’s Labour Party names Keir Starmer as new leader
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party named Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions who opposed the country’s exit from the European Union, as its leader on...
UK unlikely to relax lockdown until end of May
Britain will not be able to relax its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May, a leading government adviser said on Saturday, warning that...
Sweden’s liberal pandemic strategy questioned
A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has raised questions about Sweden‘s decision to fight the outbreak without resorting to the lockdowns that...
Two migrants were killed at Turkey-Greece border – Amnesty
Two migrants were shot dead last month as they tried to enter Greece from Turkey after Ankara “recklessly encouraged” thousands of migrants to cross the border to Europe, Amnesty...
Prince Charles opens massive new field hospital to fight coronavirus
Britain’s Prince Charles opened a new hospital in London on Friday, erected to provide thousands of extra beds for patients with the coronavirus and built...
Hoping to defuse rows, Britain’s Labour elects new leader
Britain’s Labour Party will elect a new leader on Saturday, with Brexit policy chief Keir Starmer the frontrunner to take over a deeply divided party that, under...
UK coronavirus death toll rises 24% in one day
The United Kingdom’s coronoavirus death toll rose 24 per cent to 2,921 as of April 1. As of 0800 GMT on April 2, a total...
Comedy icon Eddie Large dies after contracting coronavirus
The family of Eddie Large have spoken of their sadness at not being able to visit the comedy giant in the days before his death...
Greece quarantines camp after migrants test coronavirus positive
Greece has quarantined a migrant camp after 20 asylum seekers tested positive for coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Thursday. Tests on 63 people were...
As Spain battles virus, medics’ unions hit out
When Spain’s first case of coronavirus was recorded on Jan. 31 – a German tourist in La Gomera, one of the remote Canary Islands –...
Prince Charles: distressing time for nation
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles, who has recovered after testing positive for coronavirus, praised the selfless devotion of healthcare workers on Wednesday...
UK to speed up testing as criticism grows
Britain’s government said on Wednesday it would ramp up the number of coronavirus tests amid widespread criticism that it was doing far too few, as...
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed by coronavirus
Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh early on Monday from the Netherlands’ Singer Laren Museum, which is currently closed to the public because of...
Europe to launch coronavirus contact tracing app initiative
European scientists and technologists will launch a joint initiative on Wednesday to support the use of digital applications in the fight against coronavirus while complying...
