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Hospitals in the British capital are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, the head of an organisation representing bosses in the state-run National Health Service said on Thursday and it’s only going to get worse as the NHS is expecting a tsunami of patients in the coming weeks. UK deaths have risen to 465, out of 9,500 confirmed cases. But this figure will rise significantly over the coming weeks, we are on the verge of the spike And London will be the epicentre as London makes up a third of the UK total. The UK is bracing itself for the upward…

Tate Modern boy making progress The six-year-old French boy who was thrown off the 10th-floor balcony of the Tate Modern is now able to sit up and hold a spoon. The child, who cannot be named because of his age, is “slowly but surely continuing to progress” his family have said.  He was attacked last year by teenager Jonty Bravery at the London art gallery.  In a post on a GoFundMe page for the victim, the family said that “after a slump” their “smiling little boy” seems to be coming back.  “He has gained muscle tone and regained enough strength…

Brenton Tarrant, a right-wing extremist, who was charged over the mosque shootings in New Zealand has changed his plea to guilty.  Tarrant, 29, killed 51 Muslim worshippers and wounded dozens more at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers on 15 March 2019.  The self-proclaimed white supremacist, who live-streamed part of the attack, ha planned to plead not guilty and was due to stand trial on 2 June this year.  He was charged with 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism.  The attack was New Zealand’s most deadly in modern history. It led…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In Tuesday’s News briefing, The headlines are: NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty! The far-right extremist who was charged with last year’s mass shooting of Muslim worshippers at two mosques has changed his plea to guilty.  The UK, a 21-year-old with ‘no health issues’ has died from coronavirus. Her family are urging the public to follow government advice and stay at home. World leaders are to hold crisis talks about the coronavirus pandemic which has now killed more than 21,000 people. France, the French military announced they will withdraw their troops from Iraq for the time…

Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary dies after contracting coronavirus. Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Foreign Office announced on Wednesday. The 37-year-old diplomat died in Hungary on Tuesday, it said in a statement. He had served as Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary since December, according to a biography published on the UK government’s website. Hungary’s nationalist government passed a law last week that would enable the Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rule by decree for an unlimited power for a period of time, citing the coronavirus emergency. The…

UK PM Boris Johnson is giving the latest briefing on the coronavirus outbreak. starting with and reinforcing his message ‘stay at home’. As it is crucial to halt the spread. Boris Johnson continues that the government will take “the right measures at the right time”. He says the NHS, like other health services, only has a limited amount of equipment so it is vital to delay the spread of the virus. A quarter of the world’s population is now living under some form of lockdown. And The UK is population is among them, including most of Europe. Around the globe,…

Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after 738 people died over the past 24 hours, the government said. Across the world, only Italy now has a higher death toll than that of Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late last year, 3,281 people have died. The spiralling number of deaths came as Spain entered the 11th day of an unprecedented lockdown to try and rein in the COVID-19 epidemic that has now infected 47,610 people, the health ministry said. As the authorities stepped up testing, the number of cases showed a 20…

Prince Charles has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Prince of Wales (71) was diagnosed with the infectious disease, according to a statement released by Clarence House. He has been under self-isolation in Scotland since the outbreak of the disease and is said to be “in good health” otherwise. He had undergone tests after facing ‘mild symptoms’. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual,” the statement read. All Royals are being tested “The…

America’s $2tn stimulus plan United States senators and the Trump administration have agreed on a significant economic stimulus bill. America’s $2tn stimulus plan is set to ease the strain on the economy during the global health pandemic.  “We have a deal,” White House official Eric Ueland said on Wednesday. The package agreed on is expected to be worth $2 trillion.  Mitch McConnell – the Senate’s Republican majority leader, is expected to speak on the Senate floor shortly about the agreement. The text of the pact is expected to be available later on Wednesday.  https://twitter.com/OMGno2trump/status/1242112072063889411 The package is expected to include…

Medical shows donate equipment Medical shows Casualty and Holby City will donate equipment and other kits to the NHS.  Producers are in discussion with local NHS services to give personal protective equipment [PPE] “and other useful medical items to assist them.”  The donations come as both shows have suspended production. And the UK continues its fight against Covid-19.  Challenges with supply The health secretary has said there have been “challenges” with the supply of PPE to NHS staff in England. NHS staff had warned the government they were at risk.  Executive producer Simon Harper said: “Casualty and Holby City are…