After staggering high on Saturday, numbers fall by nearly half at end of weekend France saw a sharp drop in coronavirus infections Sunday, a welcome respite after three days of watching numbers careen out of control. A staggering 86,852 cases were recorded Saturday — an all-time high for the country — but they fell by

VCG Image The European Union has approved an additional €17.2 million through the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) to support COVID-19 preparedness in Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan. Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen said the additional funds will be directed towards supporting vulnerable people and strengthening health systems in the three countries.

The US broke a new record in daily COVID-19 cases with more than 120,000 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The country saw 121,054 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, marking the second consecutive day of over 100,000 new infections nationwide. The US still leads the world with over 9.6 million cases and nearly

Photo: Credit Evening Standard Londoners returning to work today at London Bridge Londoners jog, walk and cycle to work to ease Tube pressure on big return. (Evening Standard / eyevine) By Luke O’Reilly The UK recorded 397 deaths from coronavirus on Monday – the biggest daily toll since May. New cases of the virus also

Over 70 new COVID-19 cases have taken Nigeria’s tally past 63,000, authorities said on Tuesday. A total of 72 more infections were registered across the country over the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 63,036, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s (NCDC) daily update. One more COVID-19 fatality moved the death

Photo: Credit The Independent, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. By Andrew Woodcock Scientists believe action now needed to save Christmas Expectations are mounting of a month-long second national lockdown to save Christmas, following the publication of chilling scientific papers predicting that coronavirus deaths this winter could outstrip the 85,000 envisaged in

EU to increase efforts for rapid, effective testing against ‘very alarming’ rise in COVID-19 infections in Europe The EU on Wednesday announced it was mobilizing €100 million ($117 million) for rapid and effective novel coronavirus testing across the continent amid the “very alarming” rise in infections. “To directly purchase rapid antigen tests and deliver them

Smoke billows as clashes broke out during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Protesters turned out by the hundreds in Italian several cities and towns on Monday to vent anger, sometimes violently, over the latest anti-COVID-19 rules, which force restaurants and

Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley By Jessica Murray Concerns are growing that long NHS waiting times caused by the coronavirus crisis are exacerbating pre-existing health inequalities and

A view of a quiet street in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Welsh government have imposed one of the U.K.’s strictest lockdowns, including a ban on non-essential travel. Under rules that took effect Friday evening, Wales also closed most businesses and restricted high schools to online instruction. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP) LONDON —