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Vaccine passports are short-term tool - Culture Secretary

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has insisted vaccine passports will not be introduced on a "permanent basis".
"Of course we would never look to do this on a permanent basis, it's just whether it might be a tool in the short-term," he told the Andrew Marr Show on the BBC.
He stressed no decisions had yet been made on Covid certification, but "it's important to examine it".
Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, said vaccine passports were something that needed to be considered.
"It's certainly something we have to consider seriously, as part of a wider package of measures that are designed to make our activities safe," he told Andrew Marr.
"Over the last year, when we have tried to make ourselves safe, we have tended to do this by stopping activities," he said, referring to the lockdown measures
"Part of the point of living with this virus, is we have to switch emphasis," said Prof Woolhouse.

 

UK to test lorry drivers travelling to England

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has tweeted that lorry drivers travelling to England from outside the UK, who stay for two days or more, will be required to take a Covid test within 48 hours of arriving.
If they remain in the UK for a longer period, a second test is required within five days of arrival - with a third test required a further 72 hours later if they are still in the UK.
The new rules will take effect from 6 April.
All drivers arriving in England from continental Europe will be required to complete passenger locator forms to facilitate contact while in the UK.
Tests will be available free at more than 40 Government Haulier Advice sites, and there will be fines of £2000 for failure to comply.
In addition to the rules on testing, lorry drivers entering the UK will have to follow government rules on social distancing.
A second tweet by Mr Shapps said new rules were being "updated" after he said French authorities have dropped their requirement for cross-channel haulier testing.
France - and many parts of Europe - are currently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, prompting fears of a third wave in the UK.

  Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP:

HAULIER NEWS: From April 6, lorries visiting England from outside UK (and the Common Travel Area) for more than 2 days will need to take a #Covid test within 48hrs + one every 72hrs after. This is to ensure we keep track of any future #Coronavirus Variants of Concern.

Hauliers have already been being tested - this is just to update now the French requirement has been dropped.

Lawrence  @mentalmapping
replying to @grantshapps :

You’ve had a year to implement this!

Dutch police unions warns of more anti-lockdown riots

The Netherlands police union, NPB, has warned there could be more anti-lockdown riots after hundreds were arrested over the weekend in several cities.


Dozens of arrests after riots in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Photograph: Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

“We haven’t seen so much violence in 40 years,” the union board member Koen Simmers said on the television programme Nieuwsuur.
Police used water cannon, dogs and officers on horseback to disperse a protest in central Amsterdam on Sunday afternoon. Nearly 200 people, some of them throwing stones and fireworks, were detained in the city.
In the southern city of Eindhoven, looters plundered stores at the train station and set cars and bikes on fire.
When police said the demonstrators were violating the country’s current lockdown rules “they took weapons out of their pockets and immediately attacked the police”, Eindhoven’s mayor, John Jorritsma, said.
The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, on Monday condemned riots as “criminal violence”.

  Darren McCaffrey:
Riot police in Netherlands clashed with protesters angry at new #coronavirus restrictions Officers used water cannon and tear gas to clear demonstrators in Eindhoven, who gathered in defiance of new 21:00 curfew More than 100 people have been arrested

'Unprecedented' numbers in intensive care in UK capital

More news from London, where a major incident has been declared by the mayor over rising cases.
Simon Walsh, an emergency care doctor in the UK capital and deputy chair of the British Medical Association consultants committee, called the number of patients needing intensive care in London "unprecedented".
"In my hospital, like all London hospitals, effectively we've been working in major incident mode for the last couple of weeks," he said.
He added: "The declaration of the major incident across London by the mayor is really a reflection of the fact that it's not just one hospital but all hospitals.”
"It really is unprecedented in terms of the numbers of patients that require intensive care being put on a ventilator at one time."
Dr Walsh told BBC Breakfast most hospitals had expanded the volume of intensive care patients to three times the normal capacity.
"Obviously we don't have three times the number of staff, so our staff are being spread more thinly in an effort to deliver... that vital care," he said.
And he said the epidemiology from the previous wave indicates the situation is likely to worsen over the next two to three weeks.
"I'm afraid all of us who are working on the front line believe, and this is based on the evidence I'm afraid, that it is going to get worse before it gets better," he said.

'Your compliance is now more vital than ever'

People in England are being told to "act like you've got" Covid as part of a government advertising campaign aimed at tackling the rise in infections.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the public should "stay at home" and not get complacent.
"I know the last year has taken its toll - but your compliance is now more vital than ever," he said.
On Friday 1,325 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test were recorded in the UK - the highest daily figure yet - along with 68,053 new cases, also a record.
England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, says in an advert: "Vaccines give clear hope for the future, but for now we must all stay home, protect the NHS and save lives."

  Department of Health and Social Care:

A message from @CMO_England Professor Chris Whitty on #coronavirus #COVID19 is spreading across the country, putting many at risk and placing pressure on the #NHS As we roll out vaccines, it is vital that we all continue to stay at home to:
Protect the NHS
Save lives

In the Philippines, people living under general community quarantine have been told that all Christmas gatherings will be limited to 10 people.
Seven areas remain under the restrictions, including the national capital region Metro Manila. Tomorrow, president Rodrigo Duterte will announce which areas will maintain such measures for the month of December.
The country has so far recorded 427,797 cases and 8,333 deaths, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University.

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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,611 to 1,042,700, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The reported death toll rose by 158 to 16,123, the tally showed.

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A Chinese factory owned by South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix Inc halted operations on Sunday after a plant worker was found to have an asymptomatic infection of the coronavirus.
The Korean worker based at the plant in Chongqing city since February had departed on Thursday for South Korea, according to Reuters, which cited the official Xinhua news agency. He was tested at Incheon airport in Seoul and confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, it reported.
All factory staff as well as staff and recent guests at the hotel where the worker lived have been isolated and given nucleic acid tests, the news agency said.
“We’re cooperating with the local government on their containment efforts, and at the same time trying to resume production as soon as possible,” said a spokesman at SK Hynix.
He declined to comment on the impact the suspension would have.
SK Hynix, the world’s No.2 memory chip maker, employs about 2,700 workers in the Chongqing facility, including some Koreans.
The city has carried out nucleic acid tests on 3,283 people, with 2,674 found negative, Xinhua said. Almost 500 environmental samples had also been collected, and all found negative.
As of Saturday, mainland China had a total of 86,512 confirmed coronavirus cases, it said. China’s death toll from the coronavirus remained unchanged at 4,634.

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A rising coronavirus caseload is pushing hospitals in the Balkans to the cusp of collapse, Agence France-Presse has reported.
After nearly a year of keeping outbreaks more or less under control, infections have begun to increase. The Western Balkans, one of Europe’s poorest corners, has seen its death toll double in the last month alone to reach nearly 10,000.
“The situation reminds me of the war, and I’m afraid it could get even worse during the winter,” the doctor, who requested anonymity, told AFP.
The crisis is exposing gaps in healthcare systems that have long suffered from low funding and a brain drain crisis, with an exodus of promising young doctors and nurses leaving to seek better wages and training abroad.
Even before the pandemic began, the Balkans had some of the lowest density rates of doctors in Europe, according to World Health Organization data.
Hospitals are now facing further shortages as staff fall victim to the respiratory disease.

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Indonesia has reported a record rise in coronavirus inections, after 6,267 new cases and 169 deaths, according to its Covid-19 task force.

  Matthew Tostevin:

Indonesia marks yet another grim #coronavirus record today with 6,267 new cases and 169 deaths

Covid death toll in Greece surpasses 1,000

The death toll from Covid-19 has surpassed 1,000 in Greece after a further 20 people succumbed to the virus today.
Most of the victims are believed to be in northern Greece where soaring infection rates have resulted in the region becoming the country’s hardest hit area.
In its daily briefing on Friday, the public health organisation, EODY, announced that 997 citizens had died from the disease bringing the total number of fatalities to 997. Most had underlying illnesses and were aged over 70, it said.
The death toll climbed as Greece edged closer to comprehensive lockdown after the education minister announced that nurseries and elementary schools would join other educational institutions in remaining closed until the end of November. “It’s important to emphasise that the measures are of a purely precautionary nature,” the minister Niki Kerameus told a press conference earlier today.
To date a total of 69,697 coronavirus cases have been registered in Greece. The vast majority have been confirmed since the summer when epidemiologists announced the arrival of the pandemic’s second wave.
Amid the surge growing numbers of doctors have expressed concern over the ability of the nation’s fragile health system to deal with coronavirus patients. In Thessaloniki, Greece’s northern metropolis, fears of overstretched intensive care wards buckling under pressure have mounted in recent days.
In a bid to stem the spread of transmissions, the government has tightened restrictions (see earlier).

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The latest figures from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been published.
Scotland announced 1,118 new cases following a 1,357 rise in cases reported on Friday; and 36 new deaths a slower rise than the 56 fatalities reported on Friday.

  Scottish Government:

1,079,372 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus The total confirmed as positive has risen by 1,118 to 80,135 Sadly 36 more patients who tested positive have died (3,280 in total) Latest update

Latest update http://gov.scot/coronavirusdata

Health advice http://nhsinform.scot/coronavirus

In Northern Ireland, 1o more deaths were announced and a further 511 cases.

  Department of Health:

The Department of Health #COVID19 dashboard has been updated with latest data. 511 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Sadly, a further 10 deaths have been reported (2 of the deaths were outside the 24 hour period). http://bit.ly/DoHDashboard

In Wales, where a firebreak lockdown ended on Monday, Public Health Wales has reported another 20 deaths from coronavirus and a furuther 933 cases.

  Public Health Wales:

The rapid COVID-19 surveillance dashboard has been updated.

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Japan warns of third wave amid rising Covid infections

Justin McCurry - The Guardian
Officials in Japan have warned of an impending third wave of coronavirus infections amid a rise in cases blamed on colder weather and a government campaign to encourage domestic tourism.
As the prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, vowed to secure enough vaccines to cover Japan’s entire population, the number of daily cases continued to rise after several weeks of staying relatively stable.
Japan reported 1,284 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing its total to 111,222 according to a Kyodo news agency tally based on official data. The death toll stood at 1,864.
While Japan has avoided the large number of cases and deaths seen in the UK, US and other countries – with widespread mask-wearing often cited as a factor – the decision to press ahead with a heavily subsidised tourism campaign in July appears to have contributed to a new wave of infections.
You can read the full story here.

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The World Health Organization has posted this handy graphic showing the number of Covid cases and deaths in the western Pacific.
It confirms that the previously Covid-free Vanuatu has recorded its first case. The country’s director of public health said the patient was a 23-year-old man who had recently returned from the US. He was confirmed to have the virus on Tuesday after being tested on the fifth day of his quarantine.

  World Health Organization Western Pacific:

#COVID19 confirmed cases and deaths in the @WHO Western Pacific Region as of 10 AM Manila time on 11 November   For more info on #coronavirus cases in the region, see the dashboard here: http://bit.ly/WPRODashboard

Greece registers highest daily death toll

Greece has reported a record daily rise of 35 coronavirus deaths, along with 1914 new cases of the virus. 34 deaths were announced on Saturday.
It brings the country’s toll to 734, while the total number of confirmed cases stands at 56,698.

The Associated Press bureau chief for southeast Europe has this breakdown of the cases:

  Elena Becatoros:

Of #Greece's 1914 #coronavirus cases:
483 Thessaloniki
396 Attica
125 Pella
106 Kilkis
86 Serres
68 Larissa
65 Pieria
59 Magnissia
53 Chalkidiki
42 from abroad, Evros
41 Kavala
31 Drama
24 Rodopi
22 Ioannina
18 Achaia, Trikala
17 Karditsa, Kozani
16 Lesvos
15 Chania

What's happening in the US today?

If you're just joining our coverage, here's a reminder of today's top US coronavirus stories:

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin must reach an agreement within 48 hours if a coronavirus relief deal is to be finalised before the 3 November election. You can follow our live election coverage here
  
• The country's top expert on infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said he was "absolutely not" surprised the president contracted coronavirus. He said he first had concerns after seeing TV footage of what "turned out to be a super-spreader event" at the White House
  
• Twitter has removed a tweet by one of President Donald Trump's aides, which falsely claimed that masks do not protect against coronavirus. The company said that Scott Atlas's post - which read: “Masks work? NO.” - violated its policies on coronavirus misinformation
  
• The US has recorded almost 220,000 deaths and more than 8.1 million cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began
  

Poland builds field hospital at football stadium

Poland has begun constructing a field hospital at a football stadium in the capital, Warsaw.
Works at the PGE Narodowy stadium began on Saturday, the prime minister's office announced in a tweet on Monday morning.

  Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland:
:Left Quotes:  This week, the first field hospital for COVID-19 patients will be built at the @PGENarodowy Stadium in #Warsaw. The first works started on Saturday. #coronavirus #KoronawirusWPolsce

'72 hours' reference raises questions at medical briefing

Starting the briefing, Mr Trump's personal doctor said they had decided to move the president to the hospital out of caution.
"Just 72 hours into the diagnosis now, the first week of Covid - in particular days seven to 10 - are the most critical in determining the likely course of this illness," Dr Sean Conley said.
But as BBC North American editor Jon Sopel pointed out on Twitter, Mr Trump only confirmed his positive test early on Friday morning - roughly 36 hours ago.

  Jon Sopel:
My big take out from that briefing - the physician talked about the last 72 hours. What? Confirmation only came yesterday morning from @realDonaldTrump - so did he have #coronavirus on Wednesday, and WH chose not to disclose it? Seems a fair question

 Jon Sopel:
During the 72 hour timeline given by physician, @realDonaldTrump held a press briefing with no mask, flew to Duluth for rally, went to Bedminster for a fund raiser where no one wore masks. If @WhiteHouse knew he was symptomatic/had #coronavirus isn’t that indefensible?

Analysis: UK's increase in testing comes at a price

Nick Triggle - Health Correspondent
The increase in tests carried out in the UK seems to have come at a price.
The proportion of tests in England taking longer than 24 hours to turn around is increasing.
At the end of June, around 90% of tests carried out at mobile testing units and testing centres were processed and results given within a day.
But by mid-August that had dropped to 65% and 58%, respectively. Falls have also been seen in the number of tests posted out that are turn around in 24 hours.
NHS Test and Trace said an IT failure at one of its mega labs, which processes the tests, had caused problems and there was also a growing backlog because of the rising number of tests being carried out.
An average of 170,000 tests a day were being carried out in mid-August in the UK – a rise of more than a quarter since the end of June.
The UK is now carrying out twice the number of tests per head of population than countries such as Germany, Spain and France.

UK adds three more countries to quarantine list

Travellers coming to the UK from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago will now need to quarantine for 14 days, the transport secretary has said.
Grant Shapps tweeted that the measure will come into force at 04:00 on Saturday.

:tweet:  Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP:
:Left Quotes: Data shows we need to remove Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago from our list of #coronavirus Travel Corridors to keep infection rates DOWN. If you arrive in the UK after 0400 Saturday from these destinations, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.

Summary for Thursday, 13th August

• India registers more than 47,000 deaths, overtaking UK to become fourth-worst affected globally for fatalities
  
• After more than 100 days infection-free, New Zealand city of Auckland, under lockdown, records 13 more cases
  
• 60% of North Korea's population facing food insecurity, worsened by coronavirus, US says
  
• Number of civilians killed in conflict falls during coronavirus, UK charity says
  
• Globally, now nearly 20,622,000 cases and over 749,000 deaths - latest Johns Hopkins University tally
  

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Our news teams are here to bring you the latest developments from the UK and around the world.
First, a summary of the top stories:

• India has passed the UK to become the country with the fourth-most deaths linked to Covid-19, registering more than 46,000
  
• New Zealand has reported 14 new Covid-19 cases, a day after its biggest city, Auckland, went back into lockdown
  
• Hard-hit Australian state of Victoria has recorded its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than three weeks, with 278 new infections
  
• A-level and vocational results are arriving for students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after exams were cancelled by the pandemic
  
• Kamala Harris, the US Democratic presidential candidate’s running mate, said President Donald Trump’s failure to take the pandemic seriously had worsened America’s outbreak
  
• As it stands, there have been 20.6 million infections and 749,000 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic globally, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University
  

India’s death toll surpasses the UK’s

As mentioned in our opening summary, India has become the country with the fourth highest number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the world. Its fatalities jumped by 942 on Thursday, taking its total to 47,033.
The rise in deaths pushed India’s toll past that of the UK, which had recorded 46,791 fatalities to date, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University.
The UK toll was revised down further on Wednesday to 41,329 due to a new method of counting being introduced.
India also recorded its biggest single-day spike in cases with 66,999 new infections on Thursday, pushing the total to nearly 2.4 million.
Experts say the virus has been spreading rapidly within communities across India. Because India is such a densely populated country, tracing the chain of transmission is difficult, they say.
India brought in Covid-19 restrictions in March. It stopped all international flights and entered a strict lockdown that lasted nearly two months.
But the restrictions came at a devastating economic and human cost, and after India reopened at the end of June and testing increased, case numbers soared.
Many states are continuing to enforce lockdowns in specific areas as clusters of the virus emerge.

New Zealand’s outbreak will ‘get worse’, PM says

New Zealand’s coronavirus outbreak will “get worse before it gets better”, the country’s prime minister has said, after 13 new locally transmitted infections were confirmed.
Jacinda Ardern ordered the country’s biggest city, Auckland, back into lockdown after four new cases, all family members, were found earlier this week.
The new infections have shocked a country that had recorded no locally transmitted cases for 102 days, a feat it was praised for internationally.
A three-day lockdown was imposed in Auckland on Wednesday.
"We can see the seriousness of the situation we are in," Ardern said in a news conference. "It’s being dealt with in an urgent but calm and methodical way."
Of the new cases, 13 have been linked back to this family, while one is an overseas arrival who was in quarantine.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield, the director-general of health, said Covid-19 may have been circulating in Auckland for several weeks, as the original case started displaying symptoms as early as 31 July.

Victoria sees drop in new infections

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded 278 new coronavirus cases, its lowest daily increase in more than three weeks.
The state has also recorded eight more deaths, lower than the 21 seen on Wednesday, Australia’s deadliest day of the pandemic yet.
The Victorian government declared a state of disaster earlier this month after Covid-19 restrictions failed to curb a spike in new infections.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the decline in the number of new infections on Thursday showed that the state’s lockdown measures were working.
"What this shows you, not just today's numbers as a single day, but if you look at the trend over the last seven days or so, these stage 4 restrictions - as heartbreaking, as challenging as painful as they are - are working," he said.
"We would just caution against any Victorian thinking that we aren't in the midst of a real marathon."

:tweet: VicGovDHHS:
:Left Quotes: #Covid19VicData for 13 August 2020. 278 new cases of #coronavirus (#COVID19) detected in Victoria in the last 24 hours. Sadly, 8 lives have been lost. More detail will be provided this afternoon.

Students braced for A-level results day

It’s A-level results day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. That means joy for some, and disappointment for others.
There are always highs and lows on every results day, but this year, the Covid-19 pandemic has raised the stakes for those, mainly 18 year olds, finding out how they did.
This year, results have been estimated after exams were cancelled by the pandemic.
The exam watchdog has already announced a 2% rise in A* and A grades this year at A-level - close to record levels.
Controversy has surrounded how results have been decided - with head teachers angry at the use of grades from mock exams taken earlier.
Read more about A-level results day here, and watch the video below to see what students think about finishing college during a pandemic.

Another Indian cabinet minister tests positive

Indian cabinet minister Shripad Naik has tested positive for the coronavirus, he has announced on Twitter.
Naik, whose briefs include defence, said his vital signs were normal, adding he would isolate himself at home.
He is the latest of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministers to test positive for Covid-19. Home Minister Amit Shah and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan are among those who have contracted the virus.
Naik’s positive test comes as India’s coronavirus deaths passed 47,000, the fourth-highest toll in the world.

Trump didn’t take pandemic seriously, Harris says

Kamala Harris said President Trump was to blame for the scale of the coronavirus outbreak in the US

Kamala Harris, the US Democratic presidential candidate’s running mate, has blamed President Donald Trump for America’s mounting Covid-19 death toll, accusing him of failing to take the pandemic seriously.
Harris lambasted Trump at her first election campaign event with Joe Biden since being chosen as his running mate for November’s presidential election.
The California senator spoke in Wilmington, Delaware.
“This virus has impacted almost every country, but there’s a reason it has hit America worse than any other advanced nation. It’s because of Trump’s failure to take it seriously from the start,” Harris said.
She said Trump’s “refusal to get testing up and running" and “his delusional belief that he knows better than the experts” had cost American lives.
The White House is yet to respond to Harris’s accusations.

Chloe Middleton: the coronavirus death that wasn’t
The 21-year-old’s tragic death has not been recorded as due to Covid-19.

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This week, the news of the heartbreaking death of 21-year-old Chloe Middleton went across social media. She was reported to be Britain’s youngest coronavirus victim with no pre-existing condition. And so her case was quickly held up as proof as to why young people – thought to be too blasé about Covid-19 – should take the outbreak more seriously.

Sky News reported:
BREAKING: A 21-year-old woman is believed to be the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions to have died after contracting #coronavirus in the UK.

But the Guardiam reports this afternoon that her death has not actually been recorded as a Covid-19 death:

‘Middleton was taken to Wexham Park hospital in Slough last weekend after she had a heart attack. Attempts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead soon after arriving… A Berkshire coroner said the death was related to Covid-19 after being told Middleton had a cough, the source said. But this surprised medics at the hospital, who have not recorded it as a coronavirus incident.’

An NHS source tells the Guardian that ‘the coroner’s move “raised eyebrows” at the hospital because [Middleton] had not tested positive for the disease’.

This shows us the dangers of allowing political imperatives – ie, the need for young people to take this crisis seriously – to get ahead of the facts. Amid this outbreak we need clear-eyed discussion of what’s really going on.

It seems this tragedy was too swiftly leapt upon and turned into a cautionary tale about Covid-19, purely because it aligned with some people’s worst fears. We need to do better.

Picture by: Facebook.

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Source: Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/27/chloe-middleton-the-coronavirus-death-that-wasnt/

Chloe Middleton: the coronavirus death that wasn’t
The 21-year-old’s tragic death has not been recorded as due to Covid-19.


This week, the news of the heartbreaking death of 21-year-old Chloe Middleton went across social media. She was reported to be Britain’s youngest coronavirus victim with no pre-existing condition. And so her case was quickly held up as proof as to why young people – thought to be too blasé about Covid-19 – should take the outbreak more seriously.

Sky News reported:
BREAKING: A 21-year-old woman is believed to be the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions to have died after contracting #coronavirus in the UK.

But the Guardiam reports this afternoon that her death has not actually been recorded as a Covid-19 death:

‘Middleton was taken to Wexham Park hospital in Slough last weekend after she had a heart attack. Attempts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead soon after arriving… A Berkshire coroner said the death was related to Covid-19 after being told Middleton had a cough, the source said. But this surprised medics at the hospital, who have not recorded it as a coronavirus incident.’

An NHS source tells the Guardian that ‘the coroner’s move “raised eyebrows” at the hospital because [Middleton] had not tested positive for the disease’.

This shows us the dangers of allowing political imperatives – ie, the need for young people to take this crisis seriously – to get ahead of the facts. Amid this outbreak we need clear-eyed discussion of what’s really going on.

It seems this tragedy was too swiftly leapt upon and turned into a cautionary tale about Covid-19, purely because it aligned with some people’s worst fears. We need to do better.

Picture by: Facebook.

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Source: Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/27/chloe-middleton-the-coronavirus-death-that-wasnt/

Summary for 11th March

-  The number of cases in Europe continues to rise, with more than 10,000 in Italy
-  A UK health minister, Nadine Dorries, is among 382 cases in Britain
-  Bank of England cuts interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25% to shore up economy
-  Some key industries in Wuhan, where the outbreak began, will restart
-  There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases in the US
-  Troops will deliver food to quarantined people in New Rochelle, New York
-  Google's parent company asks North American staff to work from home
-  One of the world's biggest music festivals, Coachella, postponed until October
-  Australia announces A$2.4bn health package

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The global picture at a glance

Here is a look at what's been happening around the world in the last few hours:

• There are now 119,000 cases of coronavirus globally and 4,296 deaths
  
• More than 55% of the cases are reportedly cured
  
• New countries reporting cases include Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica and Turkey
  

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Manchester City v Arsenal off

Manchester City v Arsenal, due to be played on Wednesday evening, has become the first Premier League game to be called off because of the coronavirus.
The decision was made after some Arsenal players met Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis two weeks ago, who later tested positive.
"The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing Covid-19 at extremely low," said Arsenal.
"However, we are strictly following the government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.
"As a result, the players are unavailable for tonight's match against Manchester City and the Premier League has decided the game should be postponed."
Read more here.

'No reason to play without people'

The Manchester City v Arsenal match has been postponed because Arsenal players are in isolation.
But other leagues have called off matches to stop the virus spreading. Speaking before tonight's postponement, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said there was no point playing without fans...

The impact on sport so far

The Premier League has postponed its first game, but hundreds of sporting fixtures have already been postponed - or will be played with no fans.
The list includes top-flight Italian and Spanish football, the Champions League, Japanese baseball, and the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Read a full list here.

UK health minister tests positive for virus

UK health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with the coronavirus - making her the first MP to test positive.
The 62-year-old said she was self-isolating at home and that healthcare officials had began tracing people she came into contact with.
All health ministers will now have to undergo testing for the virus.
It comes as a sixth person died from the virus in the UK, which has a total of 382 cases.
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UK MP 'over the worst of it'

A UK health minister who came down with the coronavirus is hopeful that she is "over the worst of it now".
Nadine Dorries is the first UK MP to test positive for the virus.
The 62-year-old said in a tweet that she was more worried about her mother, who has begun to cough.

Thanks for so many good wishes. It’s been pretty rubbish but I hope I’m over the worst of it now. More worried about my 84yo mum who is staying with me and began with the cough today. She is being tested tomorrow. Keep safe and keep washing those hands, everyone.

Coachella postponed over virus fears

Coachella - one of the world's biggest festivals - has been postponed due to coronavirus fears.
It was set to take place in April in California, but has now been shifted to October.
Hundreds of acts including Travis Scott, Calvin Harris, Lana Del Ray and K-pop group Bigbang were set to perform.

New York sends in troops to contain virus

Troops will be sent to the town of New Rochelle, just north of New York City, in an effort to contain the coronavirus.
New York City has 36 confirmed cases of the virus. But New Rochelle, which has a population of just 77,000, is believed to have at least twice as many.
A one mile (1.6km) "containment zone" will be enforced in the town, and the National Guard will deliver food to quarantined individuals.

More than 1,000 cases confirmed in US

The United States has now had more than 1,000 confirmed cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
That's almost double the number from a day before. At least 28 people have died.
The rise in cases is linked to an expansion in testing.

Number of cases by country

The United States' sharp increase means it now has the eighth most cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.
The top ten are:
China 80,956
Italy 10,149
Iran 8,042
South Korea 7,755
France 1,784
Spain 1,695
Germany 1,565
United States 1,025
Japan 581
Switzerland 491

Six more cases in Thailand

Six more cases have been confirmed in Thailand, bringing the total to 59.
The new patients are:

• Two Thai men working at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, who have come into in contact with foreign visitors
  
• A 25-year-old Thai man
  
• A 27-year-old Thai woman returning from South Korea
  
• A 40-year-old Thai man returning from Japan
  
• A 36-year-old Singaporean man living in Thailand
  

New York student confirmed to have virus

The City University of New York (CUNY) added that the school would be closed on 11 March.

First virus death in Central America

The first virus-linked death in Central America has come out of Panama, its health minister has confirmed, reported AFP.
The 64-year-old man, who was reportedly already suffering from diabetes complications, died from Covid-19 on Sunday.
There are currently eight cases of the virus in the country.

Tighter restrictions hit stranded Indians

In India, passengers travelling from Italy and South Korea, or people who have recently visited there, now need a "tested negative certificate" from those countries.
The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said it’s a temporary measure until coronavirus cases come down.
It is estimated there are 45 Indians stranded at Rome Airport – Emirates is not allowing them to board as they will not be able to disembark when they land in India.

Australia announces $2.4bn package

Up to 100 pop-up respiratory clinics will be established around Australia under a A$2.4bn government health package.
A $30 million dollar advertising campaign - aimed at raising public awareness - will also form part of the package.
Australia has recorded 112 cases of the virus, with three deaths.

Olympics could be delayed by 'one or two years'

A delay of one or two years would be the "most feasible" option if the Tokyo Olympics is postponed, a member of the organising committee's executive board has told Reuters.
Haruyuki Takahashi, one of more than two dozen members of the Tokyo 2020 executive board, said: "We need to start preparing for any possibility.
"If the games can't be held in the summer, a delay of one or two years would be most feasible."

Olympics delay is 'inconceivable' says minister

Japan's Olympics minister has responded to suggestions that the Games could be delayed by one or two years.
"A delay is not under consideration," said Seiko Hashimoto in a parliamentary committee, according to a Bloomberg report. "[It] is inconceivable."
A member of the organising committee's executive board earlier said they had to start "preparing for any possibility".
Hashimoto - a former Olympic athlete - acknowledged that the final decision rests with the International Olympic Committee.

All new China deaths in Wuhan

China announced 22 new deaths on Wednesday - all in Wuhan, the city where the virus emerged late last year.
More than 3,000 people have died in total in China - the majority in Wuhan and its province, Hubei.

Virus conference gets cancelled due to virus

A coronavirus conference has been cancelled because of the coronavirus, according to a Bloomberg report.
US Think Tank the Council on Foreign Relations was due to hold a conference called "Doing Business Under Coronavirus" on Friday in New York.

More than 90 infections from one Seoul call centre

More than 90 virus cases have been linked to a call centre in Seoul, said a Yonhap report quoting the capital's mayor.
This makes it the biggest Covid-19 cluster in Seoul.
There are currently 7,755 confirmed cases in South Korea.

Sealing Germany's borders won't work

Sealing Germany's borders to prevent the spread of the virus will not work, the country's Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday.
He rejected calls to follow its neighbour Austria - which now denies entry to visitors from Italy.
"The virus is in Germany, it is in Europe. That's the thought we have to get used to," he told local radio station Deutschlandfunk radio, reported Reuters.
"It will still spread even if you close all the borders. Sooner or later you have to let people in or out and then it starts spreading again."
There are currently 1,296 confirmed cases in Germany.

Brits on cruise ship to head home

British passengers who were on the Grand Princess cruise ship are on a flight back to Britain, said the Foreign Office.
Thousands of passengers on the US liner were stranded off the coast of California for days due to testing, and then an outbreak of coronavirus.
The 135 British nationals are expected to arrive in Birmingham on Wednesday evening. They will then be expected to self-isolate for two weeks.

Moldova closes all schools

Moldova has closed all its nurseries, schools, colleges and universities for two weeks from today, state health officials said.
Yesterday, it banned all foreigners from flying in from areas affected by the virus.
Moldova has reported three cases so far, but no deaths.

Italy's Lombardy could impose stricter restrictions

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he was not ruling out a stricter lockdown of the Lombardy region of Italy - one of the country's worst hit areas.
This could result in measures like the closing of shops, offices and public transport.
Around 60 million Italians entered a nationwide lockdown yesterday. The lockdown saw travel restrictions enforced, people told to stay at home, and a ban on public gatherings, amongst others.
The number of confirmed cases in Italy has reached 10,149, with 631 deaths.

First death in Belgium

Belgium's health ministry has reported the first Covid-19 death in the country, the Belga news agency said citing a statement.
The patient was 90 years old.

Six more cases in South Africa

South Africa has six new cases of the virus, its Health Ministry confirmed, bringing the total to 13.
The patients are:

• A 33-year-old female that had travelled to Italy and returned on 1 March
  
• A couple - a 34-year-old and a 33-year-old - who travelled to Germany and returned on 9 March
  
• A 57-year-old who travelled to Austria and Italy and returned on 8 March
  
• A 40-year-old who travelled to Portugal and returned on 7 March
  
• A 36-year-old who travelled to multiple countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey. He returned on 9 March
  

Three in quarantine before Australian Grand Prix

Two members of the Haas Formula One team and one from McLaren were quarantined in Melbourne on Wednesday as a precaution before Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
"Two members showed some cold-like symptoms this morning. With the guidelines we've followed, they have been tested (for coronavirus)," a Haas spokesman told Reuters.

DR Congo announces first coronavirus case

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country in the capital, Kinsasha.
The patient is a Belgian citizen who has been in the country for several days, Health Minister Eteni Longondo said.
"We are tracking people who came into contact with him so that they too can be placed in quarantine, and tested," Mr Longondo said.
The central African nation is the seventh sub-Saharan country to confirm a case of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, DR Congo is hoping to declare its recent Ebola outbreak over by next month if no new cases are discovered in the next three weeks.

British woman dies in Bali

A foreign patient who became the first person with Covid-19 to die in Indonesia is a 53-year-old woman from the UK, the Foreign Office told Channel News Asia.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the woman had died in the tourist spot of Bali.
The woman was reportedly already critically ill and suffering from diabetes, hypertension, hyperthyroidism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an Indonesian government spokesman said.
There have been 27 cases of the virus in Indonesia.

US urges Iran to free Americans in virus-hit jails

The US secretary of state has called on Iran to immediately release on humanitarian grounds all Americans imprisoned in the country, amid reports that Covid-19 has spread inside overcrowded Iranian jails.
“The United States will hold the Iranian regime directly responsible for any American deaths. Our response will be decisive,” Mike Pompeo warned in a statement on Tuesday night.
The Iranian judiciary has temporarily released 70,000 of the estimated 189,500 people held in its prisons in an attempt to contain the outbreak, which has left at least 291 people dead and infected more than 8,000 others.
But the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, has noted that only those serving sentences of less than five years have been freed. Political prisoners and people sentenced to more than five years in connection with their participation in anti-government protests remain in prison.
"A number of dual and foreign nationals are at real risk... they are really fearful of the conditions," Mr Rehman told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday.

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Beijing arrivals face mandatory quarantine

The number of new infections have been decreasing by the day in China and the country is now tightening travel restrictions to try and prevent imported cases.
The latest restriction is that all international arrivals in the capital Beijing will have to be quarantined for two weeks, a city official has said.
Previously this measure only applied to people from the hardest-hit countries outside China - including South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan.
Meanwhile, Vietnam has temporarily suspended visas for people from eight European countries: France, Spain, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
And India has suspended visas and e-visas for French, German and Spanish nationals.

Politicians are getting the virus too

UK health minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus, and is now self-isolating at home.
She first showed symptoms on Thursday - the same day she attended an event at Downing Street that was hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
But she's not the only senior politician to have caught the virus. In fact, many around the world have.
In France this week, Culture Minister Franck Riester was diagnosed. The 46-year-old minister was tested after displaying symptoms, but is "feeling well" in quarantine, French media say.
Five French MPs have also tested positive for the virus.
In Italy, Democratic Party leader Nicola Zingaretti tested positive and went into quarantine last week. Announcing his diagnosis, he said: "So, it's arrived."
Italy has the highest number of cases outside China, and is currently in lock-down. European Parliament President David Sassoli has also self-quarantined, after visiting Italy on the weekend.
Iranian ministers and politicians have been affected particularly severely. Two politicians have died from the virus, Fatemeh Rahbar and Mohammad Ali Ramazani, as has Mohammad Mirmohammadi, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei.
In total, more than 20 politicians in Iran have the virus.
In the US, five Republican lawmakers - including Senator Ted Cruz - have had to self-quarantine after coming into contact with a confirmed coronavirus case at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both attended and spoke at the conference, but the White House insists that they don't need a coronavirus test.

70% of Germany could get virus - Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that according to experts, 60-70% of the German population could become infected with the coronavirus.
She said that since there's no cure yet, governments need to focus on slowing its spread.
"When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70% of the population will be infected," she was quoted by the Reuters news agency as telling reporters in Berlin.
"The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus's spread. It's about winning time."
  We brought you quite a drastic warning earlier from German leader Angela Merkel's press conference in Berlin, and we now have a few more details.
To recap, the chancellor said 60-70% of the population of Germany would likely become infected with the coronavirus.
That figure comes from scientists at the country's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, and is set against the context of there continuing to be no vaccine nor specific treatment available for Covid-19.
As of yesterday evening, Germany had 1,296 cases of the virus and three deaths.
This is Mrs Merkel's first address to the public on the coronavirus crisis.

US infections pass 1,000 as deaths rise to 31

As the US east coast wakes up, here's a quick recap on the situation in the country.
The number of people infected has passed 1,000 with new cases reported on both sides of the country, rather than just the west coast where the earliest outbreak took place.
Dozens of cases have been linked to a conference held at a hotel in Boston in February. Other clusters have emerged nursing homes around Seattle in Washington state.
In one of the most drastic moves so far, gatherings of more than 250 people have been banned in the Seattle area.
Nationally, there have been five more deaths, taking the total to 31, US media reported. Of the latest fatalities, two were in Washington state and there was one each in New Jersey, South Dakota and California.
Nineteen states have declared emergencies, the Washington Post reported.

Tourists from Nile ship fly out of Egypt

We’ve got an update from Egypt, where 45 people with the new coronavirus were evacuated from a Nile cruise ship on Saturday and placed in isolation on land.
Egypt's tourism ministry says that a group of 46 French and American tourists who were quarantined on board the A-Sara as a precaution flew home on Tuesday night after testing negative for Covid-19.
Seventeen Indian passengers who also tested negative have been taken to Cairo airport and are waiting to leave.
Egypt has so far reported 59 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one death - a German tourist.
One of the cruise ship passengers who tested positive was US journalist Matt Swider, the managing editor of website TechRadar. He has been tweeting about his experiences at a hospital in Egypt. Many Egyptians have been sharing his posts with pride, according to BBC Monitoring.

Outbreak could hit Brexit negotiations

A delay to the negotiations between the UK and the EU because of coronavirus is a “live issue”, UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has told a House of Commons Select committee.
Sources say the talks scheduled to take place in London on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week are still on but they are under review.
For the first round of negotiations, 100 British officials travelled to Brussels. The general advice for EU officials now is that only essential meetings should be held and that video-conferencing and working from home should be considered.
Time is short in this process, but some diplomats in Brussels say it could be wrapped up quickly if some big political decisions are swiftly made. So maybe a delay might not be as dramatic as it seems?
And if both sides stick to their pledges to provide draft treaty texts “soon” there will be plenty of reading that negotiators can do at their own desks.
If you're a bit confused about where we are with Brexit, this explainer might help.

Iran reports biggest daily death toll yet

Iran’s health ministry has reported 63 new deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours - the highest number in a single day in the country.
Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said there had now been 354 deaths since the outbreak began last month. The real figure is believed to be much higher.
Mr Jahanpour added that a further 958 confirmed cases of Covid-19 had also been reported, bringing the total number of infections in the country to exactly 9,000.

Chancellor Sunak: £30bn stimulus to support UK in coronavirus

So how much is the government's response to coronavirus worth?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak summarises his Budget plans:
"Taken together, the extraordinary measures I have set out today represent £7bn to support the self-employed, businesses and vulnerable people.
"To support the NHS and other public services, I am also setting aside a £5bn emergency response fund - and will go further if necessary.
"Those measures are on top of plans that I will set out later in this Budget, which provide an additional fiscal loosening of £18bn to support the economy this year.
"That means I am announcing today, in total, a £30bn fiscal stimulus to support British people, British jobs and British businesses through this moment."

Pakistan's cases double in a day

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has more than doubled in the past 24 hours to 20, officials say, as the outbreak takes a hold in South Asia.
Most of the country's cases – 15 so far – have been in Sindh in the south, where the provincial government says the federal authorities aren't doing enough to prevent the spread of infection.
"I believe that all these patients entered through Karachi airport, which is why we need to improve the surveillance at airports," provincial minister Murtaza Wahab told a news conference in Karachi, a megacity and transit hub of 15 million people.
He said about 2,300 people who had entered Sindh had been contacted and, if necessary, tested.
But he wants quarantine camps and virus monitoring at airports improved, as well as lab testing at Pakistan’s international borders and airports, to make sure only those travellers who are not infected can enter the country.

Fears grow of outbreak in Philippines

As I entered my local supermarket in Manila, I was met with a wave of people pushing fully-laden trolleys towards the exit.
“The queues are twice as long as normal,” a shop-worker told me. Panic buying had stripped the shelves of hand sanitiser and cleaning alcohol.
Today the Philippines confirmed 16 more cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 49. Although still low by comparison to other countries’ outbreaks, there’s fear that this country of more than 100 million people is under-reporting the real extent of local transmission.
Former Philippine Health Secretary Dr Manuel M Dayrit oversaw the country’s response to the Sars coronavirus outbreak of 2003. He believes that with only 2,000 Covid-19 test kits in the country, screening for the virus has been too limited.
“We are not doing any testing for Covid-19 in the community,” said Dr Dayrit. “We are only testing the patients that show up in the hospitals usually with pneumonia, so we can only speculate how extensive community spread is.”
The fear now is if there’s an outbreak in a squatters’ area of Manila, where it is not uncommon to see five families share one cramped makeshift hut, a community outbreak would be extremely difficult to contain.

Latest from around the world

There have been some new developments. Here's the latest:

• Honduras has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus in the country. One patient, a pregnant woman, had travelled from Spain and a second patient arrived from Switzerland.
  
• South Africa has called for calm after six more people tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of infections in the country to 13. There are concerns that because South Africa is home to the world's largest HIV epidemic, millions of people may be more vulnerable to coronavirus because their immune systems have already been weakened.
  
• Algeria has suspended economic, cultural and political gatherings to slow the spread of the virus.
  
• Israel, which has 42 cases, now requires anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days.
  

Uber to suspend accounts of virus-hit drivers

The ride-hailing app will temporarily block the accounts of those affected but provide them with financial aid.
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Donating blood 'won't detect coronavirus'

For a lot of people in the US, there's an additional worry: how much a coronavirus test might cost.
In a tweet posted two days ago and "liked" more than 230,000 times, one American claims to have found a "loophole".
"If you don't have insurance and can't afford to take the $3,200 test for the virus ($1,000 with insurance), DONATE BLOOD," she writes."They HAVE to test you for the virus in order to donate blood."
The figures she cites are based on another viral social media post, about a man who reportedly returned to Florida from China with flu symptoms, that was later debunked.
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has now weighed in:

China comes to Italy's aid

Italy is in national lockdown and health systems in parts of the north are struggling to cope. China has offered a helping hand, our website's Europe editor Paul Kirby reports:
Yesterday we shared the news that Chinese President Xi Jinping had declared the epidemic in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged, as "virtually curbed".
Now, in a powerful signal, the country is sending aid to Italy.
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, who has nurtured close ties with Beijing, had a chat with his opposite number on Tuesday.
Now China has offered 100,000 face masks, 20,000 protective suits and 1,000 ventilators. Chinese state media said the Red Cross Society of China was even considering sending a medical team to Italy.
Late last night, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a €25bn (£22bn; $28bn) Corona Response Investment Fund.
At present, three EU states - Germany, France and the Czech Republic - have banned the export of face masks to ensure they don't go short themselves.
Because the US has a largely private healthcare system, the cost of a coronavirus test is largely up to what kind of insurance a person has, and which particular lab carries out the test.
Experts are concerned that people with poor cover or no insurance will avoid getting tested - leaving them open to serious illness, and to infecting others.
US Vice President Mike Pence has said cost will not be a barrier to people getting tested, because Medicare and Medicaid healthcare payment systems will cover the costs of those who need government healhcare support.
A group of major health insurance companies also said there would be no surprise billing for costs associated with the coronavirus.

Televangelist sued for fake coronavirus 'cure'

YouTube televangelist Jim Bakker is being sued by a US state's attorney general for pushing a bogus coronavirus "cure" on his show.
In the episode last month, Mr Bakker claimed colloidal silver - a liquid that contains tiny particles of silver - could treat the virus, which has infected more than 1,000 people and killed 31 in the US.
He has long pushed what he calls "Silver Solution" as a cure-all for different ailments.
The video led to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the New York Attorney General's Office to immediately send him cease-and-desist letters.
Now he's facing a awsuit from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
In a statement, Mr Schmitt said he was seeking an injunction "ordering Bakker to stop selling Silver Solution as a coronavirus treatment".
"Anyone who has bought 'Silver Solution' from the Jim Bakker Show should know that it cannot cure or treat coronavirus," he added.
Colloidal silver can cause a host of negative side effects - including turning skin blue.

Hungary shuts universities and bans big gatherings

Hungary has banned inbound travel from Italy, South Korea, Iran and China for non-Hungarians.
The country's universities will be shut down and public gatherings of more than 100 people inside and 500 outside will be banned, an official told a news briefing.
The restrictions will be in force until further notice.
Hungary has 13 confirmed cases of the coronavirus but no virus-related deaths.

Ireland and Belgium record first coronavirus deaths

Both Ireland and Belgium have recorded their first coronavirus-related deaths today.
In Ireland, a patient died in the east of the country on Wednesday morning. The person is understood to be elderly, according to The Irish Times.
There are a total of 34 confirmed cases in total in Ireland.
Meanwhile in Belgium, three people died on Wednesday, marking the first deaths in the country from the virus.
One was a 73-year-old man, another was an 86-year-old man and the third person was a 90-year-old woman.

Students clash with police over virus order

Students at the University of Dayton in the US state of Ohio clashed with police early on Wednesday after they were told to clear out of their dormitories two days early due to coronavirus fears.
The order gave students less than 24 hours to pack up and leave.
Local media report the protest, which grew to more than 1,000 people, started as a party before the crowd became unruly.
University of Dayton officials said the crowd was "throwing objects and bottles in the street and at police, and jumping on cars".
"Police gave verbal orders to disperse which were ignored. Police initially launched pepper balls, which contain powder with an irritant that disperses quickly, that were unsuccessful in reducing the crowd size," a statement from officials said.
Student Chris Rose told WHIO-News: "We were all kind of shocked, being gassed was kind of crazy. It’s one of the last nights I have on campus as a senior; I'm just trying to make the best of it."
Students eventually cleared the area at about 02:15 (06:15 GMT).

UK minister's staffer has coronavirus

UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries has told the BBC that a member of her parliamentary staff has also been infected with the virus.
Ms Dorries was confirmed as having Covid-19 yesterday.
She didn't name the staff member, but according to the parliamentary register of MPs' staff she employs three people - one of whom is her daughter.
This morning Ms Dorries posted in a WhatsApp group of Tory MPs that if any of them had sat next to her last week in the "tea room or library etc", to please let her know, because it was "hard to remember" everyone she had come into contact with.
This afternoon she told the BBC: "Contact tracers have full list of everyone I have been in contact with."
She apparently started experiencing symptoms on Thursday, but afterwards attended an event at Downing Street hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and held a constituency surgery attended by dozens of members of the public.
Labour MP Rachael Maskell met Ms Dorries last week, and has now been told to self-isolate after feeling unwell.

Festivals and sports fixtures fall victim to virus

Fears that the coronavirus will spread quickly among large gatherings is continuing to take its toll on cultural events and sports fixtures.
One of the world's biggest music festivals - Coachella - had been due to take place in California next month with a star-studded lineup. But organisers have shelved it until October. Last year, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival attracted about 250,000 people.
In Spain, the Unesco-recognised Fallas festival in Valencia has also been postponed.
The festival features giant papier-mache structures that are paraded through the town and on the last night are set alight. Organisers have not set an alternative date.
Also cancelled is Series Mania, a leading European festival featuring upcoming streaming and TV series, due to take place in the northern French city of Lille on 20 March. The gathering was expected to draw more than 80,000 people.
And just in - the E3 gaming expo, a huge video game industry event scheduled for June in Los Angeles, has been cancelled, its organisers said. In sport, the English Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal this evening has been postponed amid news that several Arsenal players were going into self-isolation. The players and some team staff had come into contact with Evangelos Marinakis - owner of the Greek team Olympiacos - who has contracted the virus. Arsenal and Olympiacos met in a 27 February Europa League tie at the Emirates Stadium in London.

India suspends visas until mid-April

In an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, India has announced it will suspend many different types of visas used to visit the country until 15 April.
The measure comes into effect from 13 March, but exemptions will be granted for diplomats, government and UN officials, and people travelling on work visas.
A minimum 14-day quarantine has also been announced for all incoming travelers - including Indian nationals - arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany after 15 February.

Canada pledges C$1bn to virus response

Jessica Murphy, BBC News, Toronto
Canada is setting up a C$1bn ($728m; £562m) coronavirus response fund, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
The funding package is meant to help the country address the domestic impact of the virus and to support further research, including vaccine development.
There are currently 93 confirmed cases of the disease in Canada. One death has been linked to the coronavirus.
"We are pulling out all the stops to make sure Canadians stay healthy, safe and supported," Mr Trudeau said earlier today.
Funds allocated include C$275m for research and C$500m for provinces and territories to support critical health care system needs and mitigation efforts.
For workers who are in quarantine or who have been directed to self-isolate, the federal government is also waiving its mandatory one-week waiting period to claim unemployment benefits.

Italian medical chief dies after contracting virus

The head of the medical association in the northern Italian province of Varese, Roberto Stella, 67, has died of respiratory failure after contracting coronavirus.
He had been practising medicine at an outpatient clinic in Busto Arsizio, north-west of Milan, and Italian reports say he and a colleague were infected at the weekend.
Varese is in the Lombardy region, which has been at the centre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak.

Italy death toll now over 800

Official figures show the death toll in Italy has risen by 196 to 827 during the last 24 hours. This is a 31% rise from yesterday, and the largest jump since the start of the outbreak in the country.
There are now 12,462 reported cases in Italy, which is now the worst-affected nation outside China. Earlier this week the government announced emergency measures - including travel restrictions - to help stem the outbreak.

Latest from the US (at 18:11)
The number of known cases across America has hit over 1,000, and authorities report 31 deaths from the virus. More than a quarter of new cases were announced on Tuesday.
In other developments around the country:

• At least 38 states have reported cases - the highest number is concentrated in New York state
  
• Nineteen states have declared emergencies, the Washington Post reported
  
• Gatherings of more than 250 people have been banned in the Seattle area - one of the most drastic moves so far
  
• Music festivals and other major events in the US, including Coachella festival in California, have been cancelled or postponed
  
• Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Congressional hearing on Wednesday that "things will get worse than they are right now". He also suggested that the National Basketball Association should bar audiences from games
  
• Televangelist Jim Bakker is being sued by a US state's attorney general for pushing a bogus coronavirus "cure" on his YouTube show
  
• President Donald Trump has not yet said if he is willing to be tested, despite shaking hands and flying on Air Force One with several Republican lawmakers exposed to the virus
  

Uganda imposes self-quarantine for UK and US visitors

Uganda’s government has introduced a mandatory 14-day period of self-quarantine for travellers arriving from 16 countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The countries include the UK, the US and several European nations.
The authorities have also said passengers arriving at the International Airport in Entebbe will soon be sprayed with a disinfectant.
Uganda has no recorded positive case of coronavirus.
The East African nation's health minister admits its hospitals and economy would not be able to cope with a serious outbreak.

• Read: Could African countries cope with an outbreak?
  

Iranian vice president tests positive

Iran's Fars news agency reports that First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has contracted the virus. In his role, Mr Jahangiri leads Cabinet meetings in the absence of the president, and is the most senior government figure to catch the virus. He has recently been absent from several top-level meetings, and there has been speculation about the state of his health.
Two other cabinet members have also tested positive for the disease, according to Fars: Cultural Minister Ali Asghar Mounesan and Reza Rahmani, minister of industry, mines and business.
They are among the many Iranian officials and politicians who have been infected in recent weeks.

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UK virus cases jump to 460

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Britain has now reached 460, after the biggest rise in a single day.
It came as two more people with the virus died in the UK, bringing the total number of deaths to eight.
One was described as being in their 70s and had underlying health conditions, while the other was elderly and had a number of serious health conditions.
Two other Britons have died abroad after contracting the virus. The latest, on Wednesday, was a 53-year-old woman in Bali. Another man also died in Japan last month after contracting the disease aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

UK Parliament 'will remain open'

The UK's Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs that Parliament will remain open after an MP tested positive for coronavirus.
"Of course in some ways this House may have to function differently, but the ability to hold government to account and to legislate are as vital in a time of emergency as in normal times," he said.
Mr Hancock said the public "will expect Parliament to sit" and that their approach "will be guided by the best scientific evidence and medical advice".
A cross-party parliamentary group was meeting daily to assess the situation, he added.
He said he would meet the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, on Thursday morning to discuss an emergency bill that would include measures to keep "vital public services running".
"I know how worrying this is, I know people have deep concerns, I know everyone will play their part… the best way to beat it if for us to work together," Mr Hancock said.
"We will do whatever it takes. We will give the NHS everything it needs."

UK coronavirus cases 'expected to peak in a couple of months'

In the UK's House of Commons, Mr Hancock continues: "We do not expect numbers to peak in the next fortnight, we expect numbers to continue to rise after that.
"And the peak would be in a matter of a couple of months, rather than a matter of a couple of weeks.
"This is a marathon and not a sprint."
He says that the fact the World Health Organization is now calling the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic "does indicate that they think that this virus will spread right across the world".
His statement comes after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK reached 460 - the biggest rise in a single day.

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Stock markets slide again as virus spreads

Share markets in the US have moved sharply lower on Wednesday in another day of jittery trade, driven by fears about the economic impact of the coronavirus.
The Dow Jones was down nearly 5% at midday trade in New York, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell more than 4%.
London's FTSE 100 slid 1.4%, while other European markets saw more modest falls.
The falls come as countries rush to approve spending to shield economies from reduced activity resulting from measures to halt the progress of the virus.

Croatia announces three more cases

Health authorities in Croatia have confirmed a further three people in the country have tested positive for coronavirus. All three had recently traveled from Austria and Germany.
This brings the total number of cases in Croatia to 19. The government has announced a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people, but ruled out economic intervention for now.

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Iranian vice president tests positive

Iran's Fars news agency reports that First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has contracted the virus. In his role, Mr Jahangiri leads Cabinet meetings in the absence of the president, and is the most senior government figure to catch the virus. He has recently been absent from several top-level meetings, and there has been speculation about the state of his health.
Two other cabinet members have also tested positive for the disease, according to Fars: Cultural Minister Ali Asghar Mounesan and Reza Rahmani, minister of industry, mines and business.
They are among the many Iranian officials and politicians who have been infected in recent weeks.

Uganda imposes self-quarantine for UK and US visitors

Uganda’s government has introduced a mandatory 14-day period of self-quarantine for travellers arriving from 16 countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The countries include the UK, the US and several European nations.
The authorities have also said passengers arriving at the International Airport in Entebbe will soon be sprayed with a disinfectant.
Uganda has no recorded positive case of coronavirus.
The East African nation's health minister admits its hospitals and economy would not be able to cope with a serious outbreak.

Italy death toll now over 800

Official figures show the death toll in Italy has risen by 196 to 827 during the last 24 hours. This is a 31% rise from yesterday, and the largest jump since the start of the outbreak in the country.
There are now 12,462 reported cases in Italy, which is now the worst-affected nation outside China. Earlier this week the government announced emergency measures - including travel restrictions - to help stem the outbreak.

Italian medical chief dies after contracting virus

The head of the medical association in the northern Italian province of Varese, Roberto Stella, 67, has died of respiratory failure after contracting coronavirus.
He had been practising medicine at an outpatient clinic in Busto Arsizio, north-west of Milan, and Italian reports say he and a colleague were infected at the weekend.
Varese is in the Lombardy region, which has been at the centre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak.

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Canada pledges C$1bn to virus response

Canada is setting up a C$1bn ($728m; £562m) coronavirus response fund, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
The funding package is meant to help the country address the domestic impact of the virus and to support further research, including vaccine development.
There are currently 93 confirmed cases of the disease in Canada. One death has been linked to the coronavirus.
"We are pulling out all the stops to make sure Canadians stay healthy, safe and supported," Mr Trudeau said earlier today.
Funds allocated include C$275m for research and C$500m for provinces and territories to support critical health care system needs and mitigation efforts.
For workers who are in quarantine or who have been directed to self-isolate, the federal government is also waiving its mandatory one-week waiting period to claim unemployment benefits.

India suspends visas until mid-April

In an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, India has announced it will suspend many different types of visas used to visit the country until 15 April.
The measure comes into effect from 13 March, but exemptions will be granted for diplomats, government and UN officials, and people travelling on work visas.
A minimum 14-day quarantine has also been announced for all incoming travelers - including Indian nationals - arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany after 15 February.

Norway cancels Nato exercise over virus

Norway’s armed forces have cancelled a big Nato exercise involving soldiers from nine countries because of the spread of coronavirus.
About 15,000 soldiers from the US, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Belgium had gathered for the Cold Response winter exercise that was set to start on Thursday in northern Norway.
The decision was taken after one of the Norwegian soldiers fell ill with coronavirus. About 250 people from his company have been put in quarantine.
However, Maj Brynjar Stordal from the Norwegian joint headquarters said the reason for cancelling the exercise was that the virus was now spreading in Norwegian society and no longer involved cases that had originated abroad.
“It’s an exercise so there’ll be a time to do it again but now’s the time to focus on supporting Norwegian society,” he told the BBC. Norway has had 277 coronavirus infections so far, although no fatalities.
Organisers will now have to focus on sending the Nato forces home. “You can’t flick a switch to just shut it down,” said Maj Stordal.

UK Parliament 'will remain open'

The UK's Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MPs that Parliament will remain open after an MP tested positive for coronavirus.
"Of course in some ways this House may have to function differently, but the ability to hold government to account and to legislate are as vital in a time of emergency as in normal times," he said.
Mr Hancock said the public "will expect Parliament to sit" and that their approach "will be guided by the best scientific evidence and medical advice".
A cross-party parliamentary group was meeting daily to assess the situation, he added.
He said he would meet the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, on Thursday morning to discuss an emergency bill that would include measures to keep "vital public services running".
"I know how worrying this is, I know people have deep concerns, I know everyone will play their part… the best way to beat it if for us to work together," Mr Hancock said.
"We will do whatever it takes. We will give the NHS everything it needs."

UK coronavirus cases 'expected to peak in a couple of months'

In the UK's House of Commons, Mr Hancock continues: "We do not expect numbers to peak in the next fortnight, we expect numbers to continue to rise after that.
"And the peak would be in a matter of a couple of months, rather than a matter of a couple of weeks.
"This is a marathon and not a sprint."
He says that the fact the World Health Organization is now calling the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic "does indicate that they think that this virus will spread right across the world".
His statement comes after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK reached 460 - the biggest rise in a single day.