Italy’s political crisis has left the country in limbo in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, raising fears that a power struggle in the heart of government will hamper its economic recovery plan. The prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of feuding...
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Covid deaths: UK passes milestone of 100,000
Covid deaths: UK passes milestone of 100,000 BBC News It’s “hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic”, says Boris Johnson Wales Online Covid-19: PM ‘deeply sorry’ as UK deaths exceed 100,000 BBC News When will Boris Johnson stop giving Covid variants a sporting chance? The Guardian...
Covid could become a ‘much more treatable disease’ in the next six months, NHS chief says
Coronavirus could become a ‘much more treatable disease’ over the next six to 18 months, NHS England boss Sir Simon Stevens said today Coronavirus could become a ‘much more treatable disease’ over the next six to 18 months, NHS England’s chief claimed today. Sir Simon Stevens...
London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment
London hospitals are giving Covid jabs to people who turn up without an appointment to avoid wasting doses intended for no-shows NHS sources say their current approach is ‘if there’s a free arm, we’ll jab it’ They claim a frontline worker’s healthy partner in their...
Covid in Italia, bollettino e dati di oggi. Numeri sul Coronavirus regione per regione – QuotidianoNet
Roma, 26 gennaio 2021 – Il nuovo bollettino sul Covid in Italia, con i primi dati dalle Regioni e con la sintesi del ministero della Salute a metà pomeriggio. Gli aggiornamenti, come sempre, sui numeri di casi totali, attualmente positivi, morti, guariti, ricoveri e terapie...
Portland mayor pepper-sprays maskless man after Covid rules confrontation
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, pepper-sprayed a maskless resident who confronted him about the city’s Covid-19 rules after a meal out. Ted Wheeler, the Democratic mayor since 2016, had been dining with a former mayor, Sam Adams, when the two were confronted by a man...
US Capitol riots: 139 cops assaulted and 38 test positive for COVID
Nearly 140 police officers were assaulted when a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to stop Congress certifying the results of the 2020 election, officials have revealed. In a court filing Monday, the US Department of Justice said...
Doctor is arrested on suspicion of MURDERING two patients ‘to free up beds on Italian Covid ward’
Doctor is arrested on suspicion of MURDERING two patients ‘to free up beds in overwhelmed Italian Covid ward’ Carlo Mosca, 47, allegedly administered lethal doses of anaesthetics in March Natale Bassi, 61, and Angelo Paletti, 80, were covid patients at Lombardy A&E WhatsApps between nurses...
UK Covid live: government ‘confident’ about vaccine supply after EU threat
Labour’s Yvette Cooper, who chairs the Home Affairs Committee, raised concerns over images of busy queues at Heathrow Airport last week. She said: “Can [Priti Patel] tell me why we saw crowded scenes at Heathrow on Friday at the UK border, the very opposite of...
IMF more upbeat on global economy, but warns new Covid variants could derail growth
Gita Gopinath, the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The International Monetary Fund has become more upbeat about the global economy, as coronavirus vaccinations are administered across the world. It is, however, worried about the...