Brazil passes grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from coronavirus with more than three million cases

Brazil has become the second country to have surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from coronavirus. The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 1,000 daily deaths from the pandemic since late May.   On Saturday, Brazil’s health ministry confirmed 49,970 new confirmed cases and 905 deaths within the … Read more

Yes, he’s had a tough time but Boris Johnson must be bolder – or the outlook is grim 

What has happened to Boris Johnson? Where is the bouncy, exuberant, can-do leader who led his party to a triumphant victory last December? He pops up quite often to remind us of his existence —sending tweets, writing a newspaper article, giving short interviews, doing photo opportunities — but much of his famous elan has vanished. … Read more

The grim new face of a visit to the dentist

British dental surgeries finally reopened yesterday — but we can’t hope for anything like the service that we knew before the pandemic, dentists are warning. Patients must expect only very limited treatments, such as emergency repairs, as well as long queues for appointments and spiralling bills for non-NHS care. And that’s if your local surgery … Read more

Trump expresses sorrow for 100,000 coronavirus deaths the morning after grim milestone

President Trump finally referenced the grim milestone of 100,000 Americans dying of the coronavirus in a Thursday morning tweet.  ‘We have just reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths reaching 100,000,’ he wrote at 9:37 a.m. ‘To all of the families & friends of those who have passed, I want to extend … Read more

Italy WILL face a deadlier second coronavirus wave, grim Imperial College London study finds

Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering report from Imperial College London. Researchers modelled how the virus would spread in three scenarios – if the nation stayed in quarantine or if Italians increased their movements by 20 per cent and 40 per cent. … Read more

Britain breaches grim 20,000 death milestone: Another 813 deaths are announced in the UK 

Britain has announced a further 813 coronavirus victims today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UK to 20,319. The grim milestone – which also saw the number of people testing positive for coronavirus rise by 4,913 to 148,377 – came as the coronavirus lockdown continued into its fifth weekend and the Government faced calls for … Read more

Britain breaches grim 20,000 death milestone: Another 781 deaths are announced in the UK 

Britain has announced a further 781 coronavirus victims today, taking the total number of fatalities in the UK to 20,287. NHS England confirmed a further 711 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 18,084.  The figures also show 235 of … Read more

WAG Rebecca Judd deletes an Instagram workout video after noticing a grim detail in the background

Footy WAG Rebecca Judd is forced to delete a workout video from Instagram after noticing a grim detail in the background By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:10 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 00:40 BST, 21 April 2020 Footy WAG Rebecca Judd has been sharing workout videos recently while self-isolating in her … Read more

Spain hits grim landmark of more than 200,000 coronavirus infections

Spain passed a grim milestone in its coronavirus crisis today as the country confirmed more than 200,000 cases. Health officials registered 4,266 new cases on Monday, increasing the total infected since the start of the outbreak from 195,944 to 200,210. The country also saw another 399 deaths, bringing the total from 20,453 to 20,852. The … Read more