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US president Donald Trump took to Twitter with a series of confusing Tweets that included threatening to sue news organisations and calling himself the “hardest working president in history”. The social media posts come as Trump says he will no longer attend press briefing after he was heavily criticised for suggesting medical professionals look into injecting disinfectant and using ultraviolet heat to fight covid-19. In Spain children were allowed outside for the first time in six weeks. The european country, which has the highest number of infections next to the US, is allowing children under 14 one hour of supervised time outdoors each day. Italy is also set to start loosening restrictions as well, starting on May 4th parks will reopen, restaurants will offer takeaway and funerals will be allowed with under 15 people in attendance. New Zealand’s tough lockdown restrictions, which have been in place for more than four weeks, are ending and will see shops, restaurants and schools open on a smaller scale and it’s expected that one million people will return to work on Tuesday. And British war veteran Tom Moore is being honoured with a special postmark by Royal Mail who will stamp all letters with a message for the 99-year-old. Moore raised £29 million for the National Health Service by walking laps in his garden.
20,000 retired NHS staff will help fight coronavirus in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is continuing to self-isolate after testing positive for the virus, has said. The announcement comes as experts warn it could be six months before life in the UK returns to normal. In the US, Donald Trump has extended social distancing measures until the end of April. The death rate in Italy has fallen for the second consecutive day.
Soldiers have discovered coronavirus victims at multiple retirement facilities, Spain Defense Minister Margarita Robles said.
"The first time I saw this I started to cry."
From giant rounds of applause for health workers in Switzerland, Spain, quarantined people working out in unison on their balconies and crowds joining together in song, here’s how people are finding solace in one another during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bars, restaurants, conference centres and all leisure and sports activities - including cinemas, theatres, swimming pools or football grounds - will be shut down.
Police said they received several calls about a lion roaming the town.
On the surface, 31 January is just another date. But for people like me, it brings feelings of loss, confusion, anger and sadness, writes Candy Scobling.
Gabriel Diya, and his children Comfort Diya and Praise-Emmanuel Diya died on Christmas Eve.
A second storm, named Storm Fabien, has brought further chaos to parts of Spain and Portugal.