Summary
Global death toll now over 100,000, says Johns Hopkins University
Trump says US will see far fewer than 100,000 deaths, hails "tremendous progress"
The UK death toll has increased by 980 to reach a total of 8,958, England's Health Secretary Matt Hancock says
PM Boris Johnson "able to do short walks" as part of his recovery
Ireland and Italy extend lockdowns until early May
Christians marking Good Friday are urged to stay at home
Spain to ease restrictions from Monday - some non-essential workers allowed to return
Live Reporting
Edited by Alix Kroeger and Tom Spender
Doctors criticise 'Herculean effort' claimpublished at 22:58 BST 10 April 2020
Dr David Wrigley, the Vice-Chairman of the doctors’ union,the British Medical Association (BMA), has criticised the health secretary’s commentsthatthere had been a “Herculean effort” to provide the NHS with protective equipment.
He said that doctors “are not getting the PPE that theyneed”.
“We’ve heard from two parts of England where there is insufficientPPE being provided for doctors on the front line. It’s forcing them intoimpossible situations and it’s putting their lives at risk,” he told the BBC.
He added that it was a “shocking indictment” that staffworking in some intensive care units did not have the correct face masks.
And he said the BMA “know now at least 11 doctors have diedin the fight” against the virus.
Confusion over Philadelphia bus mask policypublished at 22:53 BST 10 April 2020
A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, transit policy of having all bus passengers wear masks in order to protect employees was shortlived thanks to a couple of videos.
In one clip, a man tells passengers without masks they must exit the bus - though he does not have a mask on himself. In another, police are seen dragging a man off. The footage was shared on Twitter, prompting questions from locals about what exactly the policy was.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has nowtold the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, external it will no longer enforce the mask mandate, which began on Thursday.
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End of X postMedics show smiles behind the maskspublished at 22:42 BST 10 April 2020
Hidden behind protective masks, medics' faces are likely to remain unknown to most of the patients they treat.
That’s a problem for nurses and doctors seeking to comfort theirpatients with a reassuring smile.
But medical staff in the US have found a novel solution - they’ve been attaching photos of theirsmiling faces to their protective clothing.
Respiratory therapist Robertino Rodriguez has been using thetechnique while treating coronavirus patients at Scripps Mercy Hospital in SanDiego.
In an Instagram post, he said he “felt bad for my patients in ERwhen I would come in the room with my face covered”.
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The trend appears to be catching on in the US, where a similar initiative has been developed at a drive-through Covid-19 testing site run by Stanford University’s medical department.
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End of X postVentilators from Holby City donated to medicspublished at 22:34 BST 10 April 2020
The BBC has donated working ventilators from the set of medical drama Holby City.
The corporation said they were delivered to Nightingale Hospital, a new medical facility in London set up to treat coronavirus patients.
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End of X postIt was not immediately clear how many ventilators were donated, or why working medical equipment was used for the filming of Holby City.
Yemen 'faces nightmare' as first case confirmedpublished at 21:55 BST 10 April 2020
Image source,EPAImage caption, Yemen was the last Arab country to confirm the presence of coronavirus
Aid agencies have expressed alarm after the first virus case was confirmed in Yemen, where years of civil war have devastated health systems.
Oxfam said it was a “devastating blow”, while the International Rescue Committee called it a “nightmare scenario”.
Yemen is suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis and millions are reliant on food aid.
Diseases including cholera, dengue and malaria are rife and only half of hospitals are fully functional.
News of the first Covid-19 case came a day after theSaudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen began a ceasefire, saying it wanted to help stop coronavirus spread and support UN peace efforts.
The people fighting fakes from their sofaspublished at 20:42 BST 10 April 2020

Social media companies are struggling to contain a wave of coronavirus misinformation. Into the breach have stepped volunteers who are fighting to stop rumours, bad advice and conspiracy theories from going viral.
Rachael Hogg is currently juggling her busy job as a project manager and teaching her nine-year-old from her home in the market town of Morpeth, about 15 miles north of Newcastle.
But if that wasn't enough, each day she's also deleting as many as 50 misleading posts about coronavirus from the local Facebook group she runs.
See here for more on the people fighting fake news from home.
Latest from Africa: Lockdown anger and a slum stampedepublished at 20:14 BST 10 April 2020
Image source,AFPImage caption, Many Good Friday services, like this one in Kenya, were broadcast live as churches have suspended congregational worship
Many Christians in Africa usuallyattend services on Good Friday, but this Easter, like elsewhere in the world,most churches were closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
As several countries on thecontinent extend restrictions, these are the main developments:
- InSouth Africa the decision to extend the lockdownuntil the end of April has been met with dismay by some, with the main oppositionDemocratic Alliance party warning it would create “an economic disaster”. ButPresident Cyril Ramaphosa said there wasclear evidence the restriction was already limiting the spread of Covid-19
- InKenya several people have been injured following a stampede in a queuefor food aid in Kibera, a slum in the capital, Nairobi. Many people aredesperate for help having been forbidden from going to work because ofcoronavirus restrictions
- One of the main hospitals inLibya’s capital, Tripoli - used to treat coronavirus patients - issuspending its activities because of being repeatedly targeted in bombardments. Fighting in the city has intensified in recent weeks despite hopes for a ceasefire to deal with the pandemic
- SeveralMPs inBotswana have been moved to a supervised quarantine facility afterthey were caught in shopping in a supermarket. On Thursday, all parliamentarians were askedto quarantine in their homes for 14 days after a health worker who had beenscreening them for the coronavirus herself tested positive
- Healthworkers in Lagos state, the economic hub ofNigeria, have started house-to-house screenings.The idea is to scout for those who potentially have coronavirus and prioritise them for testing. A similar scheme has been carried out in Cameroon’s largest city Douala.









