Covid-19: Italy’s daily death toll climbs, new cases also up

ROME, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 534 on Tuesday, up from 454 the day before and the largest daily tally since Friday, the Civil Protection Agency said. The number of new infections also increased to 2,729 from 2,256 on Monday. The total death toll…

Covid-19: British PM Johnson speaks to US Pres Trump as recovery continues

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to US President Donald Trump LONDON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken on the phone to US President Donald Trump, as his recovery from coronavirus continues. The prime minister, who is recuperating at his official country residence, Chequers in…

Covid-19: UK death toll is far higher than daily figure, data suggests

LONDON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe. The Office for National Statistics said…

Covid-19: Moscow opens hospital it built in one month as cases jump

A new infectious hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease on the outskirts of Moscow MOSCOW, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Moscow hospital built in just over a month began admitting patients infected with the new coronavirus on Tuesday to help the Russian capital cope with a growing…

Covid-19: Tests at Abu Dhabi hospital draw hundreds to queue in sun

People wearing protective face masks wait to be tested at the Cleveland Clinic hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  ABU DHABI, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A queue outside an Abu Dhabi emergency department stretches across a road as hundreds of mostly low-income migrant workers wait, two meters apart, to…

Covid-19: 3-year-old toddler beats virus

ISTANBUL, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 3-year-old toddler in Turkey has beaten the novel coronavirus. He was discharged from hospital on Tuesday in the southern province of Hatay after 15 days of treatment. He was admitted to Hatay Mustafa Kemal Research and Training University Hospital with symptoms of high fever…

Covid-19: WHO worker killed by gunfire in Myanmar while collecting samples

The body of Pyae Sone Win Maung was taken by ambulance to Sittwe hospital YANGON, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples. Pyae Sone Win Maung was driving a well-marked United Nations…

Covid-19: Mexico raises health emergency level as cases mount

MEXICO CITY, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico raised its health emergency level following a rapid increase in novel coronavirus cases and fears the health system could collapse, the government said. Health Undersecretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell said the country was moving to “phase three” of its response to the deadly pandemic after…

Covid-19: Greece plans to ease lockdown as virus hits migrant hostel

ATHENS, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of migrants in a hostel in southern Greece tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday as the government set a date to start a gradual easing of a lockdown. Compared with Italy, Spain, France and Britain, Greece’s toll from the coronavirus is low, but…

Covid-19: UN warns number of global hungry could double

The UN highlighted ten countries at risk GENEVA, April 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could almost double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger.The UN’s World Food Programme said the virus could be catastrophic for millions of people whose…