Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, Beijing’s chief medical advisor on COVID-19, said he worried about what would happen in America, adding ‘the problem of the US will be the problem of the world’. Via: China's top coronavirus expert warns of a global disaster if the US fails to contain COVID-19
Boris Johnson forced to self-isolate for longer with continuing symptoms; London’s emergency Nightingale hospital opensCoronavirus – latest global updatesOnline trade in coronavirus ‘cure’, test kits and ventilatorsUK road travel falls to 1955 levels as lockdown takes holdCoronavirus: the week explainedSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.48pm BST The latest data from Read more
French regional president says Americans offered three times’ price and payment upfrontCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA third French official has accused US buyers in China of outbidding the country for vital supplies of masks, as a global scramble to source protective equipment heats up.Valérie Pecresse, the influential Read more
Data from online bank Revolut shows convenience stores boom and decline in cash useCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSpending on PlayStation more than doubled in March, while local convenience stores such as Nisa and Costcutter recorded a surge in sales, according to the online bank Revolut. But JD Read more
Pre-recorded message will be broadcast on Sunday evening, says Buckingham Palace Via: Queen to make rare address to nation amid coronavirus crisis
Another 684 people in hospitals have died of coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the UK toll to 3,605. Via: UK coronavirus death toll rises to 3,605 after jumping by 684 in 24 hours
Prime minister issues appeal for public to stay home over sunny weekend Via: Boris Johnson to remain in coronavirus self-isolation with high temperature
Victim ‘distraught’ after men offered to clean her house and then stole money and belongings Via: Burglars ransack 92-year-old woman's house after pretending neighbour had died of coronavirus
‘Non-essential’ Disney workers across the U.S. are to be furloughed from April 19 as the company struggles financially from park closures amid coronavirus pandemic. Via: Disney to furlough some 'non-essential' U.S. employees from April 19 in wake of coronavirus shutdown
Deaths rose by 1,047 on Wednesday – the deadliest 24 hours anywhere in the world – and continued to rise throughout the day on Thursday, bringing the total to 5,647 across the United States. Via: America is the first country in the world with more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in Read more