Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
The coronavirus death toll in the UK rose to 3,605 by 684 as of 1600 GMT on April 2. This is a rise of 23% in comparison to the previous day. Over 2,000 critical care beds are still free in Britain to be used in the fight against coronavirus, according to health minister Matt Hancock. Prince Charles opened the Nightingale hospital via video from his Scotland home. This is a first for the British royal family who usually take care of such engagements in person.
England’s chief nurse Ruth May made an impassioned plea to the Britons urging them to stay home especially over the upcoming weekend. In her plea, she even invoked the names of two nurses, Aimee and Areema, who passed away.
In alarming news, Britain’s coronavirus outbreak’s deadliest peak could be on Easter Sunday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID-19. Hence, Queen Elizabeth will address the nation on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said, only the fifth time she has done so other than at Christmas during her 68 years on the throne.
Ireland has seen a more than four-fold increase in coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes in the space of a week, prompting a number of new measures to protect vulnerable elderly residents, officials said.
Across the whole country, the rate of increase in infections has more than halved since a series of restrictions were put in place from mid-March. Ireland reported 424 new cases on Friday, bringing the total to 3,849 with 120 related deaths.
However, the number of nursing homes reporting clusters of cases rose to 38 from nine from March 24 to March 31, according to the most recent data released on Friday from Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE).
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