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In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
Washington, Apr 13 (EFE).- Working from the confinement of his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, a Spanish engineer has written a series of articles in recent weeks on the spread of Covid-19 that have garnered tens of millions of views and instantly made him an in-demand consultant on the pandemic fight.STATEMENTS BY SPANISH ENGINEER TOMÁS PUEYO IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE BY ZOOM
Paris, Apr 11 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) Hospitals continue to fight Covid-19 in France, where 13,197 people have died due to the disease. FOOTAGE OF THE NIGHT SHIFT AT THE ICU IN THE AMBROISE HOSPITAL.
Blankenburg (Germany), Apr 8 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Clemens Bilan) The German army is using its resources to fight the Covid-19 pandemic by making hand sanitizer among other. FOOTAGE OF THE FELDWEBEL-ANTON-SCHMID STATION IN BLANKENBURG.
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE