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[ad_1] Here is a summary of the latest news in response to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, May 8. Follow updates on the global coronavirus pandemic on our live blog and sign up to receive our email newsletter alerts here. Confirmed cases worldwide: 4,181,077 Confirmed deaths: 283,868 Recoveries / confirmed …

[ad_1] An untracked coronavirus outbreak in a Chinese city near the Russian border and a series of new cases in Wuhan have raised fears of a new wave of infections in China. On Sunday, Chinese authorities reclassified Shulan, a city near the Russian and North Korean borders, as high-risk, after …

[ad_1] Liverpool sent shock waves across the world of football in late December 2017. The Reds, plagued by defensive problems, made a statement on the transfer market by breaking a defender’s world record when Virgil van Dijk arrived from Southampton for £ 75 million. The Reds first went to the …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures Saudi Arabia is tripling its value added tax (VAT) as part of austerity measures to support its coronavirus-affected economy. The Riyadh government also said it will suspend its cost-of-living allowance to shore up state finances. The oil-rich nation has seen its revenues fall as the …

[ad_1] Millions of people across Europe will adopt a relaxation of the rules for staying home on Monday, as countries around the world tentatively plan their way through the coronavirus crisis. In FranceSince Monday, members of the public were able to go outside without getting a permit for the first …

[ad_1] The British Monarch will remain at Windsor Castle with the Duke of Edinburgh for an indefinite period, and palace officials will confirm that her safety will not be threatened during the crisis. Her Majesty normally returns to Buckingham Palace from Windsor in May. However, this will no longer happen …

[ad_1] Tonight Boris Johnson turned the screw on Matt Hancock by promising that the government would increase the daily tests to hundreds of thousands. The embattled Secretary of Health will be tasked with meeting the Prime Minister’s ambitious goal despite failing to reach his 100,000 goal for eight days in …

[ad_1] Media watchdog under pressure to probe Channel 4 over Miriam Margolyes’ sick ‘Wanted her to die’ taunt on Boris Johnson Ofcom urged to investigate Channel 4 after Miriam Margolyes’ comments She said she wanted Boris Johnson to die in Friday’s episode of The Last Leg. Conservative MPs were concerned …

[ad_1] The Queen can remain in self-isolation ‘for months’ and never return to royal front-line duties as the government seeks to ease the coronavirus blockade in the coming weeks. Her 98-year-old Majesty, who has suspended all her public engagements while residing with her husband, Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, is …

[ad_1] “I can’t wait for us to meet”: Victoria Beckham celebrates International Mother’s Day with a family flashback when she admits she misses eldest son Brooklyn in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic By Rianne Addo for Mailonline Published: 12:42 BST, May 10, 2020 The | Updated: 17:10 BST, May …