South Korea ruling party wins parliamentary majority

Apr 16,2020
South Korea's left-leaning ruling party has won a landslide election victory, partial results showed Thursday, after the coronavirus pandemic turned the political tide in President Moon Jae-in's favour.
Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on virus frontline
Apr 15
Doctors, nurses and healthcare workers have become the unwitting heroes of the coronavirus pandemic, winning applause from balconies and streets around the world.
99-year-old war veteran raises £1.5m for UK health workers
Apr 14

India extends world's biggest virus lockdown to May 3
Apr 14
India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador's virus epicenter
Apr 13
Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak, after the disease overwhelmed emergency services, hospitals and funeral parlours.
Johnson owes his 'life' to medics as UK deaths set to top 10,000
Apr 12

Coronavirus: latest global developments
Apr 11
At least 100,859 have died worldwide from the coronavirus out of more than 1.6 million cases in 193 countries, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT Friday based on official sources.