Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she and her cabinet will take a 20% pay cut for the next six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We acknowledge New Zealanders who are reliant on wage subsidies, taking pay cuts, and losing their ... Read More

President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. He accused the UN agency ... Read More

A first delivery of medical supplies from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has left a new regional distribution hub in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to be distributed to countries around the continent. The cargo includes one million masks, goggles, gloves, gowns ... Read More

McDonald’s in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering. A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not ... Read More

The US has the highest number of recorded coronavirus cases in the world The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 ... Read More

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China's warnings against imported coronavirus cases, they say, stokes anti-foreigner sentiment. In the southern Chinese city, Africans ... Read More

Mr Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care as he continues to receive treatment for coronavirus. The PM is being kept at St Thomas' Hospital in London "for close monitoring", Downing Street said. Mr Johnson's condition is ... Read More

The US has the highest number of recorded coronavirus cases in the world The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to ... Read More

Mr Boris Johnson Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken to a London hospital on Sunday evening with "persistent symptoms" - including a ... Read More

Gita Ramjee Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. "She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women," her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told the ... Read More