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Updated April 13, 2020 06:12:38 There are fears the coronavirus death toll in the United Kingdom could surpass those in Spain and Italy as the number of UK deaths passes 10,000.This story will be updated regularly throughout Monday. You can also stay informed with the latest episode of the Coronacast podcast.Monday's key stories:Almost 200 Australians…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, perhaps the world’s best-known coronavirus patient, was released from a London hospital Sunday, nearly a week after he was admitted to the intensive care unit with complications from the coronavirus.“I have today left hospital after a week in which the NHS [National Health Service] has saved my life,” Johnson, 55,…

Updated / Sunday, 12 Apr 2020 20:59 Leinster House - parties say framework will focus on economic recovery pic: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie Rebuilding the economy in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis will be the main focus of a framework for government document which is expected to be signed off by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael negotiating…

And there is also the “doctors group,” a previously unreported offshoot of the original task force that huddles daily to discuss medical and public health issues, created in part to push back against demands that the health experts view as too reckless.In theory, the task forces are all working toward the same goal: defeating the…

Home / India News / 3 Mumbai journalists test positive for Covid-19, put in isolation Three journalists in Mumbai who tested positive for Covid-19 were moved to the civic isolation facility for asymptomatic Covid-19 positive persons at Powai after they reported their test results to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday night, officials said Sunday. The…

COVID-19 may delay plans to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit homelands by 2030.Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, wants to make sure efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit homelands by 2030 aren't delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Adam Scotti, PMO)Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Canada's Inuit were already grappling with a much deadlier…

Health Canada says a rapid blood test for COVID-19 that’s being manufactured in Canada and shipped to the United States is not ready for use here.A scientist presents an antibody test for coronavirus in a laboratory in Jena, Germany. BTNX Inc., a Canadian company that makes the same kind of rapid-response blood test to detect…

As COVID-19 continues its deadly spread across the country, health-care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are having to adapt their behaviour in a variety of ways, both in hospital and at home.This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

People of all ages, from all parts of Ireland have been invited to take part in the #ShineYourLight campaign at 9pm tonight in a gesture of hope and solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic. The  RTÉ initiative was launched by Culture Minister Josepha Madigan in Government Buildings last Friday. RTÉ coverage of the event begins at 8.30pm…

Parliament is expected to pass legislation later Saturday that would free up billions of dollars in financial aid for Canadians and businesses to weather the COVID-19 crisis. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus pandemic in Canada and around the world Saturday.CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism, covering breaking stories with…