The TGV-turned-mobile-intensive-care-unit is just one piece of France’s nationwide mobilization of trains, helicopters, jets and even a warship, deployed to relieve congested hospitals and shuffle hundreds of patients and medical personnel in and out of coronavirus hotspots. “We are at war,” President Emmanuel Macron tells his compatriots, again and again. But as the 42-year-old leader casts himself as a warrior and …
The Italian government has designated €400m (£358m) for food vouchers amid brewing social unrest as the country’s coronavirus lockdown takes its toll on the poor. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte made the announcement late on Saturday after reports emerged of people in the south running out of food and money. He said that €4.3bn would immediately …
More than 11 million people tuned in to watch Pope Francis deliver a blessing in an empty Saint Peter’s Square, television bosses have said, as the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, said the EU risked losing its purpose. The pope’s blessing, Urbi et Orbi(To the city and the world)is usually reserved for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, …
All employers in Wales are being told to do their best to keep workers two metres (6ft) apart or face a fine, as a new law comes into force. Companies are being asked to take “reasonable measures” to keep staff healthy during the coronavirus crisis. The Welsh Government believes the move is necessary after some …
Victoria Beckham has said she feels “humbled” after speaking to frontline NHS workers helping to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The fashion designer shared clips with her 2.8 million Instagram followers from a video call she had with staff at Caithness General Hospital in Wick, Scotland. “Yesterday I had the humbling opportunity to speak to an NHS team in Scotland,” …
