Italy records largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than five months

Italy records largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than five months

People dine at a restaurant in Reykjavík, Iceland, on July 19. Sigga Ella/Bloomberg/Getty Images Iceland is introducing new restrictions in the capital Reykjavík and nearby areas amid a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country, the country’s Ministry of Health has announced. From Wednesday, any activities or services that requires close physical contact, including hair … Read more

Covid-19 patients fill 40% of Paris’ intensive care beds

Covid-19 patients fill 40% of Paris’ intensive care beds

Remember sitting down at a restaurant and unwrapping silver utensils folded elegantly in a white cloth napkin? Yeah, me neither. Since March 22 when the stay-at-home order all but shut down New York City and state — following similar orders in Washington state and California — restaurants and bars were shut down and later open only for … Read more

Coronavirus update: Latest world news for October 7

Coronavirus update: Latest world news for October 7

A man has escaped coronavirus quarantine in South Korea by digging a hole underneath a temporary wall at a government facility in Seoul, according to health authorities. Health official Son Young-rae said Wednesday that the man, an Indonesian sailor, entered the country on a seafarers’ visa and began his quarantine on September 21. He was … Read more