April 2020

Tens of thousands of terrified dementia patients risk being ‘abandoned to coronavirus’ due to the crisis in care homes, with the Alzheimer’s Society now saying at least half of all homes have Covid-19. Via: More than 200,000 people with dementia living in UK care homes fear being left to coronavirus death

It would be ‘legally wrong’ to conclude that the high court ruling undermined the point of bringing cases to trial, professor saysVictims of child sexual abuse should not be dissuaded from coming forward and reporting perpetrators as a result of the jury conviction of Cardinal George Pell being overturned by Read more

White House coronavirus response coordinator says there is cautious optimism that the country can defeat projected death tollsSocial distancing and other mitigation efforts by the American people are working, raising hopes that the US can defy projected death tolls, the White House coronavirus task force said on Wednesday.The task force Read more

One Government source said: ‘Look at the death toll. That puts the question of whether we’ll be lifting restrictions into context.’ Comes after a grim tally of 938 deaths, the highest so far, was recorded. Via: Lockdown 'will last until MAY': 'No prospect' of easing rules as death toll soars Read more

The National Guard ha been using rented vehicles to carry out their mission in New York City, as members collected the bodies of those who have died at home. Via: National Guard in New York City are picking dead bodies up with Enterprise rental vans

Bernie Sanders ends 2020 presidential runUS sees highest one-day death tollBlack Americans dying in greater numbers from Covid-19Live global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 1.59am BST 1.33am BST Bernie Sanders, who has dropped out of the presidential race today, wrote an op-ed about Read more