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A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger and the desire to share, or change their life: 12 people from different parts of the world who have survived COVID-19 share emotional a...

The loan comes after California's hospitals added more than 3,000 ventilators to their supplies through refurbishing old or broken ones and buying some new.

Johnson announced on March 27 that he had tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the most high-profile world leader infected with the disease that has spread rapidly across the globe.

The CoronaCorps, Partensky writes, is a civilian army that may be able to fill the gaps in public services, shield the vulnerable from the infection, help chart the proliferation of the virus and give the US medical system some much-needed breathing room.

Antonio Guterres called for setting up emergency warning systems in pharmacies and groceries, and for safe ways 'for women to seek support, without alerting their abusers'.

Many people in southern France cross the border to buy cigarettes, alcohol, some foodstuffs and fuel, which are cheaper in Spain.

"There are currently over 2,336 spare critical care beds for the NHS in England, and over 9,000 ventilators are now available to NHS coronavirus patients across the country," said Matt Hancock.

New York, the hardest-hit state, reported on Sunday that there were nearly 600 new deaths for a total of 4,159 deaths and 122,000 total cases.

Officials said the miners killed in accidental explosion near Bogota were working despite the health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 275,000 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, and epidemiologists say hundreds of thousands more likely have the disease.

A report by Saudi online newspaper Ajel quoted a prosecution source as saying that the man's act is considered to be a major crime and he is being 'religiously and legally' condemned.

The latest fatality from the virus was an 88-year-old Singapore permanent resident who had a history of terminal illness.

In a new report, "COVID-19: Potential impact on the world's poorest people: A WFP analysis of the economic and food security implications of the pandemic", the UN agency said global markets for basic cereals are well-supplied and prices generally low.

Each Peach is an upscale grocery store in a gentrified corner of one of the richest cities in America, with a product range that includes pumpkin gnocchi and Patagonian sea salt.

Hospitals and health care professionals will be reimbursed at the rates for Medicare, a state insurance program for the elderly.

"The worst is yet to come," Antonio Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like Syria, Libya and Yemen.