More than 20,000 Pakistani workers are stuck in the United Arab Emirates and are seeking to Pakistan, as the UAE tightens restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. Hundreds of Pakistanis gathered outside the consulate on Sunday, despite the emirate-wide lockdown, demanding to be sent home. The UAE, which has reported 1,799 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths, has gradually increased curbs, including imposing a nationwide curfew, suspending passenger flights and putting Dubai in a lockdown. A…
Tuesday 7 April BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 7 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 1,347,343Deaths: 74,769Recovered: 284,882 Summary: What do the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 1.3 million.Update on Japan’s state of emergency.NZ Health mInister breaks lockdown rules.PM Boris Johnson is in intensive care.Trump threatens India over export ban on Covid-19…
Prime Minister is in intensive care
Monday 6 April BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 6 April News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 7:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.The coronavirus has infected more than 1.27 million people worldwide and killed over 69,000. The US now has the most confirmed cases worldwide — more than 336, 851 with over 9,620 deaths, according to a WTX News count.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 1,275,135Deaths: 69,502Recovered:…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken to hospital
A critical incident has been declared at Watford General Hospital to the north of London. West Herts NHS Trust is urging people to go to other hospitals “even in an emergency”. Those with non-urgent issues are being told to call 111. According to a Doctor who works at the hospital, last night the hospital ran out of Oxygen in one of the patients rooms. The announcement on social media by Watford General Hospital came soon…
Biggest daily jump in deaths of 708 – UK total now 4,313 from COVID-19
Friday 3 April 2020 BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGFriday 3 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.The coronavirus has infected more than 1 million people worldwide and killed over 53,000, according to a WTX News count.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 1,016,310Deaths: 53,236Recovered: 213,126 coronavirus updates Summary: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 1 million.Japan divided on…
Breaking News: Global coronavirus cases pass one million
Woman fined £660 for breaking lockdown A woman has been arrested for breaking a new coronavirus law and has been fined £660 by magistrates. Marie Dinou, 41, refused to explain why she was travelling when officers found her at Newcastle railway station. At present, people can only travel for essential reasons. She was arrested for breaching the new Coronavirus Act and ticket fraud and appeared in court two days later. She denied both charges and…
News Summary BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 2 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.The coronavirus has infected more than 900,000 people worldwide and killed over 47,000. The US cases surpass China and Italy: The US now has the most confirmed cases worldwide — more than 215,344 with over 5,112 deaths, according to a WTX News count.Global COVID-19…
Saudi authorities arrested a man in Al-Qassim who violated coronavirus regulations by bringing a barber into his home, state news agency SPA reported. Videos on social media showed the man as he asked a barber to come into his house after authorities temporarily closed down barbershops and other non-essential shops to slow the spread of COVID-19. https://twitter.com/inalllangsENG/status/1238835274077126656 The Saudi public prosecutor has previously warned that anyone posting content on social media, including photos or videos…
News Summary BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 1st April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. The coronavirus has infected more than 850,000 people worldwide and killed over 40,000. The US cases surpass China and Italy: The US now has the most confirmed cases worldwide — more than 188,592 with over 4,055 deaths, according to a WTX News…
13 year old ‘healthy’ boy dies from #COVID-19 after 5 days in hospital
Why won’t Sweden quarantine? At this point, most of Europe is under strict quarantine rules, the restrictions imposed are to aid the slowing of the spread of the coronavirus. But in Sweden, there is no lockdown and only a few measures in place. But why won’t Sweden quarantine? are they rolling the dice with public health, or is the rest of the world overreacting? [the_ad id=”34138″] Sweden’s relaxed approach is a stark difference to its…
News Summary BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 31st March 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.The coronavirus has infected more than 784,000 people worldwide and killed over 37,600. The US cases surpass China and Italy: The US now has the most confirmed cases worldwide — more than 160,500 with over 3,000 deaths, according to a WTX News count.Global COVID-19…
Ex-NHS staff return Some 20,000 ex-NHS staff return to work to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, prime minister Boris Johnson has said. In a video the PM posted on Twitter, he thanked the doctors, nurses and other medics who have returned to the NHS as well as the 750,000 members of the public who have volunteered to help during the pandemic. “One thing I think the coronavirus crisis has already proved is that there really…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 30th March 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. The coronavirus has infected more than 723,077 people worldwide and killed over 33,983. The US cases surpass China and Italy: The US now has the most confirmed cases worldwide — more than 142,637 with over 2,485 deaths, according to a WTX News count.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases:…
Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, the Sunday Papers report on the evergrowing coronavirus crisis in the UK, including the PM’s “bleak message” to the UK and pleas to protect the NHS. In our special feature, we look at the global rising death toll of the coronavirus. ………………Johnson warns UK: tougher lockdown may be necessaryThe Observer says the prime minister has warned the public that the coronavirus outbreak is likely to get worse. And he is prepared…
A temporary mortuary is to be opened at Birmingham airport in preparation for a predicted rise in the number of fatalities from coronavirus in the region. Work has begun on the site in Birmingham, which will initially be able to hold 1,500 bodies, although it will be expanded to hold more. West Midlands police said it anticipated that the mortuary could ultimately accommodate all deaths in the region, with regular mortuaries likely to close to…
Bugzy Malone is recovering in hospital after being “seriously injured” in a road accident on Wednesday night in Bury. The rapper’s management confirmed he was involved in the crash in a post on its Instagram story. “We can confirm that the artist and musician, Aaron Davies (professionally known as Bugzy Malone) was involved in a serious traffic accident yesterday evening. He was seriously injured but is in a stable condition. ” https://twitter.com/kieranhiII/status/1242951089588252676 Bugzy Malone Car…
PM Boris Johnson has coronavirus, Downing Street has confirmed. He has mild symptoms and will self-isolate at Downing Street. “He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty,” a statement said. Johnson will still be in charge of the government’s handling of the pandemic, the statement added. His test was carried out at No 10 by NHS staff. https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1243496858095411200 In a tweet, the Prime Minister said: “Over…
Jeremy Corbyn says the No 10’s response to coronavirus proves he was “absolutely right” about public spending at the 2019 general election. In an interview with the BBC, he said he had been “denounced as somebody that wanted to spend more money than we could possibly afford” to fix social wrongs. https://twitter.com/AbdulGSKasim1/status/1243117607412269056 But the amount the government is now spending on the coronavirus crisis shows the Tories now realise they had to “invest in the…
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In Tuesday’s News briefing, The headlines are: US overtakes China’s case numbers to become the nation with the most coronavirus cases. President Trump said it was due to how much testing the country is doing. France, on Thursday the country recorded 365 new coronavirus deaths, a daily rise of 27 per cent. UAE has announced an overnight curfew as a temporary measure so the country can do a nationwide clean.…
[the_ad id=”34135″] Germany’s early testing is saving lives. The country has over 36,000 declared cases of COVID-19, among the highest in Europe, but Germany’s death rate is 0.54% while Italy and Spain have around 10% and 7.3% respectively. The Deathtoll has surpassed half a million globally, but Germany’s averages are better than most other European Countries and it is all down to the aggressive nationwide testing. Germany is testing up to 500,000 people a week…
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