Boris Johnson says he's 'deeply sorry for every life lost' as UK's Covid death toll exceeds 100,000
Another 1,631 deaths were reported today bringing the total to 100,162.
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Another 1,631 deaths were reported today bringing the total to 100,162.
The figures have been collated by the Johns Hopkins University in the US.
Boris Johnson said NHS staff were being placed under colossal strain by the pandemic.
California has been particularly hard hit.
The US has reported the most deaths from Covid-19 in the world, followed by Brazil.
The situation continues to worsen across the Atlantic.
Over 53 million have so far been infected.
Meanwhile, Italy has recorded 1 million cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began.
Two teenagers on their way home from school were also killed in Greece.
Variations of the same post have been widely shared on Facebook.
The country now has the second highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the United States.
Boris Johnson said the UK government will take an ‘interventionist’ approach to support the economy.
The news comes as only half of Americans said they would be willing to get vaccinated if scientists are successful in developing a vaccine.
Spain last Monday began a three-phase plan to end lockdowns for half the country by the end of June.
Official statistics have recorded 50,841 more deaths up to May compared to the five-year average.
Members of the public have been warned not to “throw away” their hard work amid reports of large crowds enjoying the good weather outdoors.
The UK has the highest death toll in Europe, and the second highest globally behind the US.
The figures are based on all mentions of Covid-19 on a death certificate, including suspected Covid-19.
Spain’s death toll is 23,190.
The care home figure is more than five times higher than the UK government’s estimate earlier this week.
The storms claimed lives in at least six states.
The number of new infections from the disease climbed by 5,234.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the daily No 10 news conference that as of Thursday there had been 8,958 hospital deaths from the disease.
France has been in lockdown since 17 March in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.
The total number of deaths in Spain now stands at 11,744, second only to Italy.
Half the planet is under some form of lockdown as governments struggle to tackle the virus.
Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll after Italy.
It comes as leaders around the world warn of an intense few weeks ahead as the virus continues to spread.
Over the same period, the number of confirmed cases rose to 94,417.
Spain has now joined the United States and Italy in having more cases than China.
More than 5,600 people have died in Spain from the virus.
The number of deaths in Spain from the coronavirus has more than doubled since Friday.
This represents the biggest jump in deaths for the nation since the crisis began.
China has officially reported 3,245 deaths.
“The sudden increase of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning,” the WHO chief said.
In Japan, 39 more people on a quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for Covid-19.
The UK Foreign Office said that it was withdrawing its staff members based in China.
The US consulate also announced it will evacuate personnel on a charter flight back to the US.
Chinese authorities have confirmed 830 cases of the deadly new virus, most in the city of Wuhan.