A forest fire which broke out in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl over the weekend caused a spike in radiation levels, according to authorities. The blaze, which ignited on Saturday close to the power plant, MORE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening with “persistent symptoms” – including a temperature. MORE
The crowded race to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus just received a potential billion-dollar boost: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on 30 March that it and the U.S. government, through an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services MORE
Italy Restrictions in place until April 13, could extend to July 31 Spain Restrictions in place until April 11 France Restrictions in place until April 15 Germany Restrictions in place until April 19 UK Restrictions in place MORE
The number of people being treated for coronavirus in intensive care wards rose by 38 on Wednesday, although the figure is not complete, officials said on Wednesday evening. MORE
Europe and Iran have completed their first transaction under a complicated barter system set up to dodge US sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the creation of the INSTEX mechanism MORE
Around the world, if someone tests positive for COVID-19, it is a confirmed case. But that is not always how it works in China. Official documents show that China does not count asymptomatic carriers of MORE
The border between Germany and Denmark is now almost completely closed due to the worsening situation in both countries from the coronavirus outbreak. However, this hasn’t deterred their love. MORE
Charter flights to bring in agricultural workers from eastern Europe are needed as a matter of urgency, otherwise fruit and vegetables will be left unpicked in Britain’s fields, the government is being warned. MORE
In light of another one of Trump’s Press Briefings, it’s helpful to check out the data compiled so far in the World Health Organizations daily situation report. See WHO Website Here:
Police suspect Thomas Schäfer died by suicide after his body was found on train tracks near Wiesbaden. He was the finance minister for the state of Hesse, where Germany’s financial center Frankfurt lies. MORE
The prime minister, 55, tweeted a video message confirming he has COVID-19, writing: “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. MORE
The US has been appealing to its allies for help in obtaining medical supplies to overcome critical shortages in its fight against coronavirus. In his public rhetoric Donald Trump has been talking up the domestic private sector response to the crisis. MORE
The Fletcher and Van der Valk hotel chains have begun converting some of their hotels into emergency hospitals for patients who are too ill to remain at home but who do not need emergency care. MORE
A supermarket in Denmark has made an unusual offer to customers tempted to hoard hand sanitiser: buy one bottle for 40 kroner (£5), and they’ll sell you the second for 1,000 kroner (£126). MORE