World Health Organization
There are calls for the government to do more to ensure pharmaceutical companies can't profit from the crisis.
It could mean the UK's current death total is far higher than reported.
A virus that originated in animals has upended life across the globe. But the next deadly pandemic could make this look like “a warmup.”
US President Donald Trump will sign a temporary order to halt all immigration into the country although no further details have been shared on the time and scope of the ban yet. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged countries not to politicise the pandemic saying he understands tragedy, citing his home country Eritrea’s 20 years of war in the past. The price of U.S. oil fell below zero for the first time in history meaning oil companies paid to get rid of their product, the knock on effect from lockdowns around the country doesn't necessarily mean consumers will pay less at the pump though. In the UK Parliament is returning from easter recess where TVs have been added to the House of Commons chamber so MPs can attend via Zoom. The government is expected to debate Sir Richard Branson’s much-criticised ask for taxpayer support to help save his company Virgin - the billionaire has offered to mortgage his private Caribbean island in the tax-free British Virgin Islands. And in Italy, after their coach asked for a video of them practicing, two girls have made a clip showing them playing tennis together - on separate roofs.
The legendary band came out for the One World: Together At Home event to honour frontline workers.
Follow this expert advice when it comes to protection measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Drawing the ire of President Trump has brought the World Health Organisation back into the public glare. But what exactly is the health body and how are they important in circumstances like the coronavirus pandemic?
A WHO expert appeared to dismiss suggestions from health minister Nadine Dorries that the UK needs a vaccine before it can “exit full lockdown".
US President Trump’s push to halt funding to the World Health Organisation was met with widespread criticism from lawmakers and health officials, the UK has revised guidelines to allow close family members a chance to say goodbye to loved ones dying from coronavirus when possible and French President Emmanuel Macron is backing a world truce during the coronavirus pandemic. In Europe Italy, Spain and Finland are gradually starting to reopen and the world’s oldest coronavirus patient has recovered.
Twitter users nailed the hypocrisy of the president's stunning change in tone.