Coronavirus: ‘Half of humankind’ under social distancing curbs

Summary

1. Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick is providing the most recent UK federal government coronavirus instruction
2. The minister stated it was “heartbreaking” as the UK coronavirus death toll increased above 15,000
3. Councils in England are to get an extra ₤ 1.6 bn in funding to help them deal with the pandemic
4. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has asked that there be no weapon salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday
5. It is thought to be the very first such request from the Palace in the British king’s 68- year reign.
6. As world coronavirus deaths pass 150,000, more than 4.5 billion people are under containment to slow the pandemic.
7. Physicians in Japan state some hospitals are struggling to deal with the influx of clients, even turning ambulances away