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UK coronavirus death toll reaches 1,789 amid data reporting concerns 381 more deaths were reported yesterday but experts warn data from NHS trusts is inconsistent Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA record 381 people, including an otherwise healthy 19-year-old, have been confirmed to have died yesterday of coronavirus in NHS hospitals, bringing the UK death toll to 1,789.These figures represent the single biggest daily rise in the death toll since the crisis began, and mean the number of recorded victims has doubled in four days. It ends a two-day run when the increase in deaths appeared to be steadying. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: rise in Italy, US and France deaths takes global confirmed toll past 40,000 Worldwide confirmed cases pass 800,000 as Spain and Russia also report record single-day death tolls and Mexico wakes to state of emergencyUK coronavirus - latest updatesUS coronavirus - live updatesChina and Korea delay college exams to get lid on coronavirusNew study reveals increased risks from middle ageSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.44pm BSTFrance’s health authorities announced an increase of 499 deaths of patients with the coronavirus in the country’s hospitals on Tuesday, the biggest jump in deaths since the start of the pandemic, Kim Willsher reports from Paris.Here is the full update on coronavirus cases in France from Jérôme Salomon, head of the Frenc...

Germany charters 30 times more rescue flights for citizens than UK Huge repatriation effort sees German government charter 42 flights as 300,000 Britons remain stranded worldwideCoronavirus – latest updatesLatest UK Covid-19 newsSee all our coronavirus coverageThe German government has taken the lead role in the biggest repatriation effort in peacetime, chartering 30 times more rescue flights than the UK and flying home more than 40,000 travellers from across the world, according to figures obtained by the Guardian.As British tourists waited for details on Dominic Raab’s £75m rescue mission, the German embassy in London revealed it had now repatriated 42,000 German nationals from 60 countries on 160 charter flights over the past two weeks. Continue reading... Go to ...

China gets mixed results in its attempt to lift lockdown Some venues that had reopened were told by the government to close yet againCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe celebrations have begun in cities across China as they mark the end of the country’s battle with coronavirus. Sinocare, a biotech company in Changsha last week gathered employees in a park, each standing a meter apart, and urged them to remove their face masks.“The war against this epidemic has reached a new stage. We must return to normal … Take off your masks and let your dreams soar!” its chairman and CEO, Li Shaobo, shouted, according to an article posted on the city government’s website. Continue reading... Go to Source

From ambulance to physio: what a Covid-19 NHS patient should expect Hospital and ambulance staff from paramedics to radiographers share their experiences on the front lineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePatients that need hospital treatment for coronavirus may need a team of NHS staff to help them through.Jessica Murray talks to the people who are key to such treatment – from first responders to intensive care consultants to physiotherapists. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK coronavirus live: death toll in England and Wales 40 higher than previously reported, says ONS Latest figures include all instances where Covid-19 was mentioned on death certificate; further 13 people die in Scotland bringing toll to 60Coronavirus – latest global updatesAt a glance: latest key developmentsEngland and Wales death toll higher than previously reportedUK labs could be testing tens of thousands more people See all our coronavirus coverage 12.42pm BSTThe number of people in Scotland who have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 is 60, a rise of 13 on Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Speaking at a briefing at the Scottish government headquarters in Edinburgh, she said as of 9am on Tuesday 1,993 people had tested positive for the virus, up 430 on the previous...

Coronavirus live news: World Bank warns of 'unprecedented global shock' as US records its deadliest day Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceNew study reveals increased risks from middle ageAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.52am BSTMore now on the comments from World Bank chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific, Aaditya Mattoo, who said in a report that the coronavirus pandemic is causing “an unprecedented global shock, which could bring growth to a halt and could increase poverty across the region”. Even in the best-case scenario, the region could see a sharp drop in growth, with China’s expansion slowing to 2.3% fr...

UK police warned against ‘overreach’ in use of virus lockdown powers Exclusive: policing chiefs seek to set out legal powers forces have in coronavirus lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice chiefs are drawing up new guidance warning forces not to overreach their lockdown enforcement powers after withering criticism of controversial tactics to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Guardian has learned.The intervention comes amid growing concern that some forces are going beyond their legal powers to stop the spread of Covid-19, with one issuing a summons to a household for shopping for non-essential items and another telling locals that exercise was “limited to an hour a day”. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: US has twice as many cases as China as study shows higher risk from middle age Global cases pass 750,000; Moscow locks down 12m people; Isis prisoners riot in Syria. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceNew study reveals increased risks from middle ageUS coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.44am BSTHere’s a neat roundup of some of Trump’s comments in recent weeks, to the tune of “Flight of the Bumblebee”:Oof this stings https://t.co/PCKNgZUTJ3 Related: Five of Donald Trump's most misleading coronavirus claims 12.42am BSTThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US is almost double those in China, where the outbreak began, according to figures...

Fall in Covid-19 tests putting lives at risk, critics claim UK fails to reach goal of 10,000 daily tests, prompting accusations ministers are misleading publicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have been accused of putting lives at risk by failing to rapidly expand testing for coronavirus as promised, after fewer than 5,000 people were tested in one day.Critics said the government had been misleading people about the scale of its testing programme as it became clear the UK has still not met its initial aim of 10,000 daily tests. Continue reading... Go to Source

'They are leading us to catastrophe': Sweden's coronavirus stoicism begins to jar There’s a surreal calm in the last country in Europe to hold out against lockdown. But the death toll is rising and some are voicing dissentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Øresund Bridge – yes, that bridge – is an engineering marvel linking the Swedish city of Malmö and Copenhagen that normally transports 70,000 people daily. It has fallen eerily silent. Denmark is under coronavirus lockdown, and the Danes have imposed strict border controls. On the Swedish side, the Øresund remains open, although, understandably not many are making that journey.It feels surreal in Sweden just now. Working from my local cafe, I terror-scroll through...