LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled the coronavirus in intensive care on Tuesday (Apr 7) as his country and New York state ...
on Tuesday as his country and New York state recorded their highest number of deaths to date in the global pandemic.
Johnson, 55, was himself moved into intensive care when his condition worsened 10 days after his diagnosis. His spokesman said he was stable overnight and"remains in good spirits".But there were glimmers of hope in the daily diet of deadly statistics. "Now that the lockdown has been lifted, I think we're all pretty happy," said a 21-year-old man surnamed Yao, who was heading back to his restaurant job in Shanghai.China and other Asian nations have raised alarm over a possible second wave of infections, and Beijing has only started gradually easing restrictions in former epicentre Wuhan in recent weeks.
"Trenches will be dug for 10 caskets in a line. It will be done in a dignified, orderly and temporary manner," tweeted Mark Levine.New York City funeral home director Pat Marmo said he was dealing with three times more bodies than normal.Governments around the world are scrambling to put together rescue packages to stem the economic damage from effectively shutting down global commerce, as fears loom of a devastating recession.
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