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Turkey’s Covid-19 situation is ‘out of control’

Published: March 27, 2020, 8:09 am

AnkaraHealth experts warned this week that Turkey’s Coronavirus epidemic was out of control and that deaths from the disease could soon be on a par with Italy or Spain.

Italian infections on the rise again despite curfews

Published: March 27, 2020, 7:41 am

RomeAfter a few days of decline, the number of new cases in Italy have increased again. Wednesday's rise in the number of dead were 683, while on Tuesday the rise was 743. The number of confirmed cases in the US has however surpassed China and Italy to become the largest outbreak in the world.

Drug to treat Covid-19 stolen from French hospital

Published: March 26, 2020, 9:21 am

A major hospital in France has had its stocks of hydroxychloroquine stolen by persons unknown.

Russian Defense aid convoy arrives in Bergamo

Published: March 26, 2020, 9:06 am

RomeFor the first time in history, means and personnel of a power that has been an "enemy" for 70 years, are moving on Italian territory to aid with the fight against the Coronavirus.

Vast majority of Germans trust Merkel to deal with Corona crisis

Published: March 25, 2020, 7:39 am

BerlinThe vast majority of Germans believe that measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 are appropriate.

The epicenters of the Covid-19 pandemic

Published: March 25, 2020, 7:22 am

In the beginning there was only the Wuhan outbreak but within a few weeks, it spread to the entire province of Hubei, a territory where 60 million inhabitants live - six times the population of Lombardy. How did the invisible enemy invade every continent, from Europe to America via Africa?

Does climate influence the spread of the Coronavirus?

Published: March 25, 2020, 4:58 am

Studies and observations on the relationship between climate and the Covid-19 pandemic are multiplying. A cold and dry climate create the worst conditions, while temperatures above 18 degrees and a humid climate slows down the virus some say.

Italy green-lights Japanese Avigan drug trial to fight pandemic

Published: March 24, 2020, 9:00 am

RomeThe go-ahead of the Avigan trial was given by the Italian Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.

UK: From herd immunity to lockdown

Published: March 24, 2020, 8:49 am

LondonAfter 6 724 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, with 335 fatalities and only 140 people recovered, the government of Boris Johnson has finally woken up to the realities of herd immunity.

Hundreds of patients from Dutch province sent elsewhere for care

Published: March 24, 2020, 7:27 am

The capacity of hospitals in the Dutch province of Brabant, including intensive care, will be insufficient in the coming weeks.