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Coronavirus in Suffolk: Johnson back in Downing Street
He said Britain had reached the moment of "maximum risk" in its outbreak - yet current coronavirus prevention measures are likely to be extended beyond May 7. In signs of lockdown fatigue, the volume of road traffic has begun to creep up, and businesses including construction sites and home-supply stores have begun to reopen after introducing social distancing measures. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom reports lowest virus toll in weeks as Johnson returns
Johnson is set to resume his full duties and chair a so-called " war cabinet " to guide the United Kingdom through the ongoing coronavirus crisis, amid reports that the country's lockdown could be extended even further. Starmer penned a letter to the prime minister raising all of these issues over the weekend, suggesting that lockdown measures should have been introduced earlier. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson addresses the nation for first time after recovery from coronavirus
But the United Kingdom's total death toll is much higher as statistics for deaths outside hospital - for example in care homes - are slower to be published. More than 1.5 million Britons have applied for welfare benefits in the past month, and the government's economic watchdog says the economy could shrink by 35 percent by June 1. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Ontario announces 'pandemic pay' increase for frontline workers
For an eligible employee working 40 hours a week, the extra cash works out to $3,560 in additional compensation. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to unveil his government's roadmap for "re-opening" the province after COVID-19 forced a widespread shutdown of non-essential businesses and services. [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia Ends Capital Punishment for Crimes Committed by Children
It said the kingdom had executed 184 people in 2019, including at least one person charged with a crime committed as a minor. But they say the headline legal reforms overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have brought no let-up in the conservative Islamic kingdom's crushing of dissent, including through the use of the death penalty . [Full Article...]
Many EU Countries Yet to Reach COVID-19 Peak - European Commission Chief
He also said that the block's leaders had also agreed to coordinate on a cautious relaxation of current coronavirus lockdown restrains. It is the EU's fourth video summit on the virus crisis in seven weeks - a sign, one senior Brussels official said, of the "seriousness of the challenge and the importance we attach to a common solution". [Full Article...]
All COVID-19 patients discharged from Wuhan hospitals
Asymptomatic cases refer to people who are tested COVID-19 positive but develop no symptoms such as fever, cough or sore throat. The city had reported 46,452 cases, 56 per cent of the national total. China has said that the coronavirus origin is a matter of science and it should be left to science and medical community to reach a conclusion. No deaths from the disease were reported Saturday, i... [Full Article...]
Leading Saudi activist dies in detention
Our thoughts are with his family and friends, who for the past eight years had been deprived of his presence. The Saudi Human Rights Organization, a non-governmental organization operating outside the kingdom, alleges authorities had not charged al-Hamid with any crimes before he was imprisoned. [Full Article...]