British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is recovering well from grave COVID-19 complications and will be back at work soon, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said on Thursday. READ ALSO: Boris Johnson reluctant to end lockdown over fears of second wave of coronavirus “He is also right now, as he is fully recovering, doing what we are […]

“We are not living in the final phase of the pandemic, but still at the beginning,” she told the Bundestag lower house of parliament. “We have won time,” Merkel said, adding that this had been used well to bolster Germany’s healthcare system. vanguard

Monaco will reduce spending on the royal household by 40 percent to cope with the coronavirus fallout in the principality on the French Riviera, the palace said on Wednesday. “The gravity of the situation demands rigorous financial management… that leads to an overall reduction in state expenses,” the palace said in a statement. As a […]

Scores of government officials, including 89 police officers, have been arrested for flouting South Africa’s coronavirus regulations, many of them for selling confiscated liquor, the police minister said on Wednesday. “Altogether 131 people including officials, councillors, health officials, correctional services, have been arrested,” Police Minister Bheki Cele told the media in Durban. “Out of those, […]

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday the government was confident it would meet its target of carrying out 100,000 tests a day for the coronavirus by the end of the month. Official figures on Tuesday showed 18,206 tests had been carried out the previous day. READ ALSO: US senate passes additional $484bn COVID-19 relief […]