At least 10 people are dead after a fire in a building that housed a private hospital treating coronavirus patients in India. More than 70 patients were also evacuated from Sunrise Hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai on Friday as crews from 20 fire engines struggled to contain the blaze. Seven of the patients were on ventilators and all survivors were moved to other hospitals, according to The Times of India. Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world The cause of the fire is not known but it began on the ground floor of the building, with smoke quickly filling the hospital, which was on the third floor. Bodies are still being identified by family and it is not clear how many of the victims … 阅读全文

A scientist has called for vaccinated people to be allowed to meet up with each other and to travel freely, saying there is no scientific reason why this should be forbidden. Professor Tim Spector, who leads the COVID Symptom Tracker app study run by King's College London, said the vaccination programme was successful and now people's mental health needs to be considered. He told the PA news agency: "I think we're actually in a much better place than many people are telling us, and I, for one, I'm not worried too much about what's happening abroad. Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world "I think we need to start talking about when people who have been vaccinated can start seeing other vaccinated people. "And there's no … 阅读全文

In a year marked by awful death data and miserable milestones, it is a relief finally to be able to reflect on a more positive watershed moment. One way of gauging whether a country is facing a pandemic wave of mortality is to look at the number of people dying and to compare it to the historical average. If the weekly death figure is above the historical average then that signifies a period of "excess death". Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:44 1:44 The number of people dying in England and Wales has fallen below the five-year average for the first time since September. Such metrics are not definitive - there are many different … 阅读全文

Germany's lockdown restrictions have been extended for almost another month as the country faces a rising rate of coronavirus infections. Chancellor Angela Merkel said restrictions previously due to end on 28 March will now remain in place until 18 April. Public life will be largely shut down from 1-3 April, with a public holiday and public gatherings banned from 1-5 April, to encourage people to stay at home. Live COVID updates from across the UK and around the world Image: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country's lockdown will be extended Image: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country's lockdown will be extended Authorities also said all air travellers must be tested for COVID-19 before boarding a flight to Germany. The coronavirus infection rate per 100,000 people was 107 on … 阅读全文

Prince Charles will say he is inspired, humbled, and moved by the sacrifices seen in the past year, as part of tomorrow's day of national reflection. 23 March is the anniversary of the first UK lockdown. The Prince of Wales is urging Britons, "whatever their faith or philosophy," to pause on Tuesday in remembrance of those who have died during the crisis in the past year. A minute's silence will be held at 12pm, followed by a bell toll, and people are being encouraged to stand on their doorsteps at 8pm with phones, candles and torches to signify a "beacon of remembrance". The commemoration is organised by the end-of-life charity Marie Curie which estimates more than six million people have been bereaved since the coronavirus pandemic began. In a recorded … 阅读全文

Spain is hopeful the number of foreign tourists returning to the mainland and its islands can rebound this year to half pre-pandemic levels. Tens of thousands of German tourists reportedly arrived in the Balearic Islands at the weekend, in a welcome boost for local businesses. However, this has not gone down well around the country as Spaniards are still facing a travel ban due to coronavirus restrictions. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world COVID-19: As fears of a third wave mount, what's going on in Europe? It also comes at a time when mainland Europe is struggling to contain a third wave of the virus, as well as problems with its vaccine roll out. Spain's tourism minister Reyes Maroto said: "Maybe the ideal goal is... to … 阅读全文

It is a phenomenal achievement. Even the government's fiercest critics cannot deny the success of the UK's vaccine rollout. For three consecutive days records have tumbled. Some 844,285 combined first and second doses were given on Saturday. On Friday it was 711,157 and on Thursday it was 660,276. After a while, the numbers can become a bit abstract. But Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, puts it another way when explaining today's effort, which adds context. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world He said: "In just one day we vaccinated the equivalent of the entire adult populations of Liverpool, Southampton and Oxford combined." The ambitious targets the government set itself are well within sight. At this rate, the 15 April deadline to jab all … 阅读全文

Proposals have been submitted for a concert at the Glastonbury festival site this autumn. The news comes after it was announced in January that the festival had been cancelled for a second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. But festival organiser Emily Eavis said in a post on Instagram that an application has been made to stage a concert at Worthy Farm in September instead. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we … 阅读全文