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Trump to announce council focused on reopening the US for business President said at coronavirus briefing that business and medical leaders will help him with ‘the biggest decision’ he’s had to makeCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump will next week announce a council of business and medical leaders to help him with the “biggest decision I’ve ever had to make” on when to reopen America for business in the midst of a global pandemic.Facing criticism from traditional allies over his often combative daily coronavirus taskforce briefings, the president adopted a more emollient demeanour during Friday’s marathon two-hour-plus session. Continue reading... Go to Source

‘So much living to do’: stories of UK's coronavirus victims Personal details have emerged of more than 80 people who have died in the Covid-19 pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageShare your tributes to coronavirus victimsThe oldest is 108, the youngest only 13. These are the faces of some of the UK’s coronavirus victims, among them doctors, councillors, a D-day veteran, a diplomat, a comedian and an academic.By Friday 10 April more 9,000 people admitted to hospital in England had died after contracting Covid-19. Many were elderly and had underlying health conditions. Some did not. Continue reading... Go to Source

NHS workers angered at Hancock's warning not to overuse PPE Health secretary says protective equipment should be treated like ‘precious resource’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe health secretary, Matt Hancock, has urged NHS staff not to overuse personal protective equipment, sparking criticism from doctors’ and nurses’ leaders. “We need everyone to treat PPE like the precious resource it is,” he said on Friday. “Everyone should use the equipment they clinically need, in line with the guidelines: no more and no less.” Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: 980 dead in UK hospitals in deadliest day of pandemic yet Figure is exceeded in Europe only by France’s 1,417, taking total number of UK dead to almost 9,000Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK has recorded its worst daily fatality rate yet during the coronavirus crisis, a higher number in a single day than any experienced by Italy or Spain.A record 980 people were announced to have died in UK hospitals in the preceding 24 hours, taking the total to 8,958. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: confirmed worldwide Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000 Death rate in Spain begins falling again; cases worldwide top 1.6m; UN chief says virus threatens global securityLatest developments at a glanceWHO warns of ‘deadly resurgence’ if controls lifted prematurelyFrench police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UKUK coronavirus latest - live blogSee all of our coronavirus coverage 6.45pm BSTThe number of deaths around the world from the Covid-19 pandemic has now passed 100,000, 101 days after Chinese health authorities first alerted the World Health Organisation of a new coronavirus in Wuhan. The worst affected country remains Italy, with 18,849 deaths so far, according to the tally kept by the Maryland, US-based Johns Hopkins University. The US...

French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK Party of 10 flew into Marseille-Provence airport to be taken by helicopter to luxury Cannes villaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA group of would-be holidaymakers who flew in a private jet from London to the Côte d’Azur in France has been turned back by police.Seven men and three women arrived on the chartered aircraft to Marseille-Provence airport, where helicopters were waiting to fly them on to Cannes, where they had rented a luxury villa. Continue reading... Go to Source

Britons evacuated from Wuhan regret coming home Some who left Chinese city as coronavirus hit wish they were still there now that lockdown has liftedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLike many of the Britons who were evacuated from Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus pandemic, it was a difficult journey for Anthony May-Smith, involving a frantic last-minute dash to the airport through the locked down city in January.All those repatriated from Wuhan underwent two weeks of quarantine in the Wirral, and after a brief stint of normality, May-Smith is now back in lockdown, wishing he had stayed put in China. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus UK live: Scottish death toll rises; Boris Johnson 'in good spirits' after discharge from intensive care No 10 defends Robert Jenrick’s journeys during lockdown; Public urged to stay at home for Easter; FCO charters 12 flights to bring stranded nationals back from IndiaLatest developments at a glanceFrench police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UKGlobal coronavirus latest - live blogVolunteering: how can I help in the UK?See all of our coronavirus coverage 12.58pm BSTCommenting on the news that the housing secretary Robert Jenrick visited his elderly parents, the prime minister’s official spokesman said they were “confident” he had complied with physical distancing rules: The secretary of state has set out in two different statements the re...

Robert Jenrick urged to explain visit to parents during lockdown Minister has claimed he was delivering food and medicine to isolating parents 40 miles away Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe shadow home secretary has demanded that the cabinet minister Robert Jenrick fully explain himself after travelling more than an hour to visit his parents at the weekend – despite warning others to stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown.The Guardian revealed that the housing, communities and local government secretary – who has made media appearances urging people to save lives by remaining in their properties even if they are tempted to see loved ones – went to see his parents at their Shropshire home, 40 miles by road from his own. Continu...

Coronavirus live news: global deaths pass 95,000 as Christians mark Easter under lockdown Boris Johnson leaves intensive care; cases worldwide top 1.6m; UN chief says virus threatens global security. Follow the latest updates.Full story: global coronavirus cases pass 1.5 millionBoris Johnson leaves intensive careHow coronavirus spread across the globe - visualisedUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 6.46am BSTHere are the UK front pages on Good Friday, 10 April 2020:THE GUARDIAN: Hundreds dying of virus in care homes not counted in official data #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/DqOd2Gzl4xINDEPENDENT DIGITAL: The facts about lifting lockdown #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/cMN6KvO0acFriday’s The Times:“PM leaves intensive care to b...