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People in Italy have been living under strict lockdown conditions for a month now and, with many unable to earn any money in this time, some have run out of savings. While its government has agreed to pay part of people’s wages, payments are yet to arrive. The BBC’s Europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie has been […]

The president began his daily taskforce briefing by wishing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson well. Mr Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Monday. President Trump said that he had spoken to leading drug companies to see if there were any viable treatments for the PM’s condition.

Nasa is in a race against time to save Apollo 13’s astronauts. Their best minds need to improvise fast to create an air filter using only basic items available in the spacecraft – bits of towel, duct tape, cardboard and spacesuit. Not following mission control’s instructions correctly, or taking too long, will cost the astronauts

Could a tiny hilltop village in Italy help us solve some of the mysteries around coronavirus? Last week, the village of Nerola, was suddenly declared a red zone, after a dozens of coronavirus cases were discovered. It’s been sealed off by the army, and everyone who lives there put into quarantine. Now medical researchers are

A day of remembrance has been held in China to honour those who have died of coronavirus. The Qingming festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is usually a time when people visit the graves of friends and family. But amid fears of another Covid-19 outbreak, the government has advised people to stay away and maintain

The western city of Mumbai has among the highest number of coronavirus patients in India. With people in the city’s congested slums testing positive, it’s sparked fears that the infection could spread more rapidly. As the number of cases continue to rise in the country, India’s healthcare system is already struggling and doctors are complaining

As Russian cities go into lockdown to try to contain coronavirus, Moscow is using the latest technology to keep track of residents. City officials are using a giant network of tens of thousands of cameras – installed with facial recognition software – which they plan to couple with digital passes on people’s mobile phones. It’s

The coronavirus pandemic may have emerged in China, but the country now has fewer cases than the US, Italy and Spain. The Chinese government has used tools such as phone tracking to control the outbreak. Other countries are starting to look at similar technological solutions. But how does China’s controversial surveillance system work and can

Won Hyung-joon was playing his violin at home and broadcasting on social media to comfort people during the coronavirus outbreak, when staff at the arts and healing centre at South Korea’s Myongji hospital asked him if he’d perform for their Covid-19 patients. The concert was held just outside a hospital room occupied by a family,

In Russia, a full lockdown has been imposed in most regions of the country, as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections continues to rise. The measures taken by the government have been ratcheted up rapidly in a matter of days. As recently as last week, the Kremlin claimed there was “de facto no epidemic” in