Health
France struggles to give virus victims dignified deaths
With those worst hit by the virus facing an agonising death from asphyxia, palliative care specialists in France are struggling amid drug ...Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 674 to 12,418
Spain’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 674 to 12,418 in the last day, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. A day ...Indonesia covers up to protect orangutans from virus threat
Poaching and habitat loss have decimated Indonesia’s orangutan population, but now coronavirus has emerged as another potential deadly threat to the critically ...Spain extends lockdown to April 26, rise in infections slows
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday the extension of the country’s lockdown until April 25 in order to curb the spread ...China pauses in memory of virus victims and ‘martyrs’
China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, as the world’s most populous ...Virus patients in Spain get five-star hotel quarantine
An ambulance driver wearing a white protective gown enters a Barcelona hotel and announces the arrival of three new “customers” — a ...Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls for second day in row
The daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Saturday as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was expected ...Deaths of doctors, nurses highlight virus risks they run
Air raid sirens sounded across China and flags flew at half staff in a tribute Saturday to victims of the coronavirus pandemic ...Coronavirus claims more Spanish lives, but death rate slows
Spain reported more deaths from the coronavirus tearing around the world on Friday, but the number who succumbed overnight was lower than ...China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after coronavirus
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife ...