Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resting at his official residence of Chequers and there is no advice on how long that process will take, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. Johnson was discharged from the hospital earlier on Sunday and is continuing his recovery from COVID-19. Carrie Symonds, Johnson’s pregnant fiancée praised the medical staff who helped the British Prime Minister come through COVID-19, adding that there were “very dark” times last week.
The death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 10,612 in UK’s hospitals after a recorded daily rise of 737. The National Health Service has not been overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic and now has 2,295 spare critical care beds, according to Health Minister Matt Hancock.
And finally, Britain’s GDP could fall by up to 30% between April and June, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak told his colleagues as members of the cabinet call for easing lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Pope Francis said that society had to stand behind women victims of domestic violence, as abuse increased around the world during coronavirus lockdowns.
Francis praised women in frontline roles in helping society weather the crisis, mentioning doctors, nurses, police officers, prison guards and sales staff in stores selling essential goods.
The pope, speaking on a religious and national holiday in Italy and other countries, also praised the many women at home helping children, the elderly and the disabled.
But, speaking from his official library rather than from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Francis said: “Sometimes they (women) risk being victims of violence in cohabitation that they bear like a weight that is far too heavy.”
“Let us pray for them, so the Lord grants them strength and that our communities support them along with their families,” he said.
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