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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it “could have gone either way” as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after being discharged from hospital. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19. He spent three nights …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas’ hospital, in London, on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive for the virus. He had three nights in intensive …

Pope Francis has urged people not to “yield to fear” over coronavirus, calling on them to be “messengers of life in a time of death”. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on Saturday evening in an almost empty St Peter’s Basilica. Members …

Pope Francis has celebrated Easter Sunday with a Mass held behind closed doors at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. This year’s Holy Week events were modified to take place without the public. The Pope will also replace his traditional address to crowds at St Peter’s Square with an online …

Boris Johnson has said he owes his life to the NHS staff treating him for coronavirus. The prime minister, 55, thanked medics at St Thomas’ hospital in London, where he continues to recover after spending three nights in intensive care. It comes as UK deaths from the virus are expected …

Earlier we reported that the US death toll was expected to soon overtake Italy as the highest in the world – and that has now happened. There have now been 19,701 deaths reported by the US, according to John Hopkins University. That compares to 19,468 reported by Italy’s government. Regardless …

Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The South American country has recorded at least 1,068 deaths and 19,789 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Most Brazilian state governors have imposed quarantine measures but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to challenge the …

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 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon …

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has extended Italy’s nationwide lockdown until 3 May. The first nationwide lockdown was imposed on 9 March until 3 April but was later extended to 13 April. The tight lockdown in Italy appears to be working. Its latest 24-hour death toll is 570, continuing a …

President Trump said he wants to reopen the country “as soon as possible” but “facts will determine” when he does so. Current restrictions in the US are set to end on 30 April. Asked if he was overly determined to reopening the country on that date, Trump said: “I would …