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Added on the 06/04/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Faced with a congested medical system, Chinese authorities are racing to build two hospitals of over a thousand beds each within two weeks, as the country battles to contain a deadly viral epidemic. IMAGES
Workers from Britain's National Health Service (NHS) hold a picket line outside St Bartholomew's Hospital in London as both junior and senior doctors go on strike for the longest period yet. Junior doctors and first time consultants in England launched their first ever joint strike day on September 20. Now, joint action in their pay dispute with the government will last for three days from 0600 GMT on Monday 2 October to 0600 GMT on Thursday 5 October. Service will be maintained at lower levels usually only seen on Christmas Day. IMAGES
Hundreds of people bid farewell to Colombian artist Fernando Botero in his hometown of Medellin, as his coffin is carried by soldiers in Botero Square to the Museum of Antioquia, which houses hundreds of paintings and sculptures that the artist donated to the city. IMAGES
Real Madrid hold a farewell event for celebrated striker Karim Benzema, who leaves the team after 14 years at the Bernabeu. Ballon d'Or winner Benzema has signed for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday. IMAGES
Health workers treat people injured in a school dormitory fire in Guyana as they are unloaded from a plane at Eugene Correia International Airport in the capital Georgetown. At least 20 people were killed in the fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in central Guyana. IMAGES