Keir Starmer (57) wins a decisive victory over two rivals Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey and vowed to lead party “into new era with confidence and hope”. The lawyer, who became an MP in 2015, won on the first round of voting with more than 50 per cent of ballots cast After his victory Sir…
Month: April 2020
Emily Dickinson’s poetry is apt for lockdown when most of us might be craving for the succour of a natural world, which at least for now remains off-limits. “Hope” is the thing with feathers- That perches in the soul- And sings the tune without the words- And never stops- at all- And sweetest- in…
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical World 1,044,433 29,368 55,314 2,147 222,332 766,787 38,419 USA 247,142 2,265 6,155 85 10,411 230,576 5,421 Spain 117,710 5,645 10,935 587 30,513 76,262 6,416 Italy 115,242 13,915 18,278 83,049 4,053 Germany 88,808 4,014 1,193 86 24,575 63,040 3,936 China…
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine’s president says he will bury people who break quarantine laws. He has given orders to the police to shoot people who disobey the lockdown rules. In a televised address, President Rodrigo Duterte said everyone must follow home quarantine measures to ensure the country’s poor health system is not overwhelmed. “My orders to…
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical World 1,004,791 69,595 51,577 4,385 210,519 742,695 37,710 USA 237,877 22,874 5,718 616 10,324 221,835 5,421 Italy 115,242 4,668 13,915 760 18,278 83,049 4,053 Spain 110,238 6,120 10,096 709 26,743 73,399 6,092 Germany 84,600 6,619 1,097 166 21,400 62,103…
It was revealed only 2000 out o9f half a million NHS frontline workers in England have been tested. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “the government needed to “massively ramp up” testing so that NHS staff who were self-isolating unnecessarily could return to work. In the UK out as of 9:00 Wednesday, 152, 979 people had…
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Reported Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases 1st case World 882,106 23,787 44,136 1,834 185,067 652,903 Jan-10 USA 188,647 117 4,059 6 7,251 177,337 Jan-20 Italy 105,792 12,428 15,729 77,635 Jan-29 Spain 102,136 6,213 9,053 589 22,647 70,436 Jan-30 China 81,554 36 3,312 7 76,238 2,004 Jan-10 Germany…