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The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned residents that the police and military have been told to "shoot dead" anyone "who creates trouble" during a month-long lockdown of Luzon - the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Mr Duterte's address came after 21 residents of a…
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Spain has recorded the world's highest number of COVID-19 deaths in a day with 950 fatalities. Sky News reported that there have been a total of 110,238 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country and a total of 10,003 deaths - 950 of which were newly recorded as of…
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A landlord has come under fire after accidentally sending a vile response to a concerned mom-of-three after she asked about the possibility of having her rent reduced amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Per news.com.au, after Violet (who has chosen not to reveal her last name) learned that her husband had lost…
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China's city of Shenzhen - home to approximately 12.5 million residents - has passed a ground-breaking law banning the consumption and production of dog and cat meat, the BBC reports. The welcome news means Shenzhen is the first city in mainland China to do so, with lawmakers describing the ruling…
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A six-week-old baby has died in Connecticut after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, state governor Ned Lamont confirmed. Per The Independent, Lamont took to Twitter to confirm that the newborn died from complications that came from COVID-19, making it the state’s first pediatric death. He added that the baby…
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After talks were held between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to send a plane filled with medical equipment to the United States to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by Fox News, the supplies have been granted to America in an…
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As more people across the globe rely on videoconferencing applications such as Zoom to work remotely and remain in contact with their friends and family, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a warning regarding potential hijacking. The FBI highlighted two incidents in Massachusetts, US,…
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Individuals and organizations have been paying tribute to healthcare workers all over the world in recent weeks amid the coronavirus crisis. From rounds of applause at windows and on balconies to footwear giants offering medical professionals a free pair of comfortable footwear, it's fair to say there's an immense feeling…
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A photograph of healthcare workers flying into New York to help with the coronavirus outbreak has gone viral. New York is currently the epicenter of the US outbreak of the pandemic. The John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center reports that there have been a total of 1,096 deaths there alone…
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As disheartening as it has been to see increasing numbers of people around the world infected with the novel coronavirus - at the time of writing 874,081 have been infected by the disease worldwide, per John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center - it has shown us how willing we are…
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The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that as of 5:00pm on 31 March, of those treated in hospital in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,352 had died. This is an increase of 563 from the 1,789 deaths reported the day before. As of 9:00AM on…
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A man who had been exposed to the novel coronavirus and who was displaying symptoms of the illness reportedly hid this information from the staff at a New York hospital so he could join his expectant wife in the maternity center, Insider reports. The husband only confessed once his wife…
