More than 3.5 million cases of the virus have been validated worldwide, and more than 247,000 people have passed away from it, according to information assembled by Johns Hopkins University Efforts to curb the break out have led to the global disruption of daily life and the economy, as schools and workplaces shutter in hopes of slowing transmission.
HuffPost reporters around the globe are tracking the pandemic and the measures being required to flatten the curve of transmission.
Check out the newest updates on the coronavirus pandemic listed below.
Substantial UK Medical Facility Built To Treat COVID-19 Clients Will Close– 5/04/20, 8: 45 a.m. ET
A temporary health center built in London will be mothballed as demand for extensive care beds in the U.K. falls.
The 4,000- bed Nightingale Hospital, opened by Prince Charles in London, was the largest vital care system on the planet. It will stay on “standby” in case of a second wave of coronavirus cases.
A representative for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the news Monday.
” It is not likely that, in the coming days, we will need to be confessing clients to NHS Nightingale London while coronavirus in the capital stays under control,” the representative said. “That is clearly an extremely favorable thing. We are grateful to everyone in London for following the federal government’s guidance.”
On the other hand, medical professionals have actually been informed that emergency cover across some parts of the U.K. is being stood down during the upcoming bank holiday weekend in an additional tentative indication that the worst of the crisis may be over.
— Nadine White
J. Crew Becomes First Big Merchant To Fail During Coronavirus Pandemic– 5/4/20, 7: 15 a.m. ET
New York-based chain J. Crew declared insolvency security on Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated the seller’s financial problems amidst consumers’ shift to online shopping.
The merchant, understood for its preppy styles, will hand over control to its financial institutions in exchange for eliminating its financial obligation.
— Liza Hearon
Concerns Over UK Lockdown As Europe Enters Next Stage– 5/04/20, 6: 10 a.m. ET
Europeans are lastly starting to get “a little air” as 15 nations on the continent unwind their lockdowns today, HuffPost Fran