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| Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000 | Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000 |
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| UK foreign secretary to lead country; Japan declares state of emergency; China reports no deaths from Covid-19 | UK foreign secretary to lead country; Japan declares state of emergency; China reports no deaths from Covid-19 |
| In the US, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, has warned people not to buy antibody tests they see for sale on the internet. The government is working hard to roll out reliable tests she says. | |
| Fact check: coronavirus deaths | |
| “I think they’re pretty accurate on the death counts,” Trump told reporters. But doctors disagree. Delays in reporting and a continuing lack of widespread testing mean that more people have died of coronavirus than the official count. Doctors also believe that deaths in February and early March — before the coronavirus was recognized as an epidemic in the US — that were attributed to influenza or pneumonia, were likely due to Covid-19. | |
| “Mail ballots are a very dangerous thing for this country,” the president said. The ballots are “forgeries in many cases - it’s a horrible thing,” he added, citing no evidence to back the claim. | “Mail ballots are a very dangerous thing for this country,” the president said. The ballots are “forgeries in many cases - it’s a horrible thing,” he added, citing no evidence to back the claim. |
| Trump himself voted by mail in 2018. | Trump himself voted by mail in 2018. |
| Trump is asked whether there is a plan in place to track the side effects of hydroxychloroquine. | Trump is asked whether there is a plan in place to track the side effects of hydroxychloroquine. |
| “The side effects are the least of it,” he says. “There are people dying all over the place.” | “The side effects are the least of it,” he says. “There are people dying all over the place.” |
| Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have potentially severe and even deadly side effects if used inappropriately, including heart failure and toxicity. | |
| Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has warned that as well as heart attacks the drug can lead to irreversible eye damage and severe depletion of blood sugar potentially leading to coma. | |
| Trump says on Tuesday that the federal government had 8,675 ventilators in a national stockpile available to states who need them while another 110,000 are to be delivered in coming weeks. “I don’t think we’ll need them,” the president said, referring to the ventilators, in a White House briefing. “But we’ll have them for the future and we’ll also be able to help other countries who are desperate for ventilators.” The US president also said that the United Kingdom has asked for 200 ventilators. | Trump says on Tuesday that the federal government had 8,675 ventilators in a national stockpile available to states who need them while another 110,000 are to be delivered in coming weeks. “I don’t think we’ll need them,” the president said, referring to the ventilators, in a White House briefing. “But we’ll have them for the future and we’ll also be able to help other countries who are desperate for ventilators.” The US president also said that the United Kingdom has asked for 200 ventilators. |
| The WHO “did give us some pretty bad play calling,” Trump says. “With regard to us they’re taking a lot of heat. They didn’t want the borders closed. They called it wrong. They really called every aspect of it wrong.” | The WHO “did give us some pretty bad play calling,” Trump says. “With regard to us they’re taking a lot of heat. They didn’t want the borders closed. They called it wrong. They really called every aspect of it wrong.” |
| “They seem to be very China-centric. That’s a nice way of saying it.” | “They seem to be very China-centric. That’s a nice way of saying it.” |
| Trump asked again whether he is going to freeze funding during the pandemic and whether he thinks that would be wise. | Trump asked again whether he is going to freeze funding during the pandemic and whether he thinks that would be wise. |
| “I didn’t say I was going to do it”, he says (he did). He says he’s looking into it. | “I didn’t say I was going to do it”, he says (he did). He says he’s looking into it. |
| Speaking about the resignation of acting navy secretary, Thomas Modly – over action taken against a naval officer who called for more help for his crew, who had been stricken by a coronavirus outbreak – Trump says he, “didn’t have to write a letter. He didn’t have to be Ernest Hemingway”. | Speaking about the resignation of acting navy secretary, Thomas Modly – over action taken against a naval officer who called for more help for his crew, who had been stricken by a coronavirus outbreak – Trump says he, “didn’t have to write a letter. He didn’t have to be Ernest Hemingway”. |
| You can get in touch with me directly on Twitter with questions or news tips @helenrsullivan. | You can get in touch with me directly on Twitter with questions or news tips @helenrsullivan. |
| Hello, Helen Sullivan with you now. US President Donald Trump is briefing media at the White House. He has said he plans to put a hold on the US contribution to the World Health Organization. Trump blamed the WHO for the crisis, noting that they “blew it”. | Hello, Helen Sullivan with you now. US President Donald Trump is briefing media at the White House. He has said he plans to put a hold on the US contribution to the World Health Organization. Trump blamed the WHO for the crisis, noting that they “blew it”. |
| We’ll bring you more details on this shortly – as well as any important developments from that presser. | We’ll bring you more details on this shortly – as well as any important developments from that presser. |
| You can watch it live here: | You can watch it live here: |
| The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, has confirmed he has accepted the resignation of the acting navy secretary, Thomas Modly, over action taken against a naval officer who called for more help for his crew, who had been stricken by a coronavirus outbreak. Esper has said: | The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, has confirmed he has accepted the resignation of the acting navy secretary, Thomas Modly, over action taken against a naval officer who called for more help for his crew, who had been stricken by a coronavirus outbreak. Esper has said: |
| Esper said that, with the US president’s approval, the army undersecretary Jim McPherson will take over as acting navy secretary. | Esper said that, with the US president’s approval, the army undersecretary Jim McPherson will take over as acting navy secretary. |
| Here’s a little more from Ferrari’s resignation statement, which the Financial Times has published in full: | Here’s a little more from Ferrari’s resignation statement, which the Financial Times has published in full: |
| The ERC has been approached for comment. | The ERC has been approached for comment. |
| The Financial Times is reporting that Prof Mauro Ferrari has resigned as the president of the European Research Council (ERC), saying he has been “extremely disappointed by the European response to Covid-19”. | The Financial Times is reporting that Prof Mauro Ferrari has resigned as the president of the European Research Council (ERC), saying he has been “extremely disappointed by the European response to Covid-19”. |
| The paper reports that the EU’s top scientist, who only started a four-year term job on 1 January, was disappointed at having failed to persuade Brussels to mount a coordinated response to the pandemic. It quotes him as saying: | The paper reports that the EU’s top scientist, who only started a four-year term job on 1 January, was disappointed at having failed to persuade Brussels to mount a coordinated response to the pandemic. It quotes him as saying: |
| The first patients have been admitted to the NHS Nightingale hospital, which has been hastily set up in the ExCel centre in east London to boost capacity during the outbreak. An NHS Nightingale London spokeswoman has said: | The first patients have been admitted to the NHS Nightingale hospital, which has been hastily set up in the ExCel centre in east London to boost capacity during the outbreak. An NHS Nightingale London spokeswoman has said: |
| The chief executive of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has pledged $1bn (£810m) of his equity in the payments processor towards fighting the outbreak. | The chief executive of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has pledged $1bn (£810m) of his equity in the payments processor towards fighting the outbreak. |
| The authorities running eastern Libya have confirmed a first case despite efforts to close borders and impose a curfew to limit social interactions. | The authorities running eastern Libya have confirmed a first case despite efforts to close borders and impose a curfew to limit social interactions. |
| Libya has confirmed a total of 20 cases of the new coronavirus, with the others in the western areas controlled by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). | Libya has confirmed a total of 20 cases of the new coronavirus, with the others in the western areas controlled by the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). |
| The United Nations and aid agencies have urged Libya’s warring factions to stop fighting but the conflict has increased in the past two weeks and projectiles hit a hospital in a GNA-held area of Tripoli on Monday. | The United Nations and aid agencies have urged Libya’s warring factions to stop fighting but the conflict has increased in the past two weeks and projectiles hit a hospital in a GNA-held area of Tripoli on Monday. |
| Aid agencies, including the World Health Organization, have said Libya is poorly placed to withstand any major coronavirus outbreak as much of its infrastructure is damaged. | Aid agencies, including the World Health Organization, have said Libya is poorly placed to withstand any major coronavirus outbreak as much of its infrastructure is damaged. |
| The acting US Navy secretary, Thomas Modly, has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier, a US official and an unnamed congressional aide has told Reuters. | The acting US Navy secretary, Thomas Modly, has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier, a US official and an unnamed congressional aide has told Reuters. |
| It was unclear whether the US defence secretary, Mark Esper, accepted Modly’s resignation offer, which came after Democrats in Congress called for his removal, citing a loss of confidence. Esper’s office and the Navy declined to comment. | It was unclear whether the US defence secretary, Mark Esper, accepted Modly’s resignation offer, which came after Democrats in Congress called for his removal, citing a loss of confidence. Esper’s office and the Navy declined to comment. |
| US immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 children intercepted at the US-Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules billed as seeking to limit the spread of virus, according to government data seen by the Reuters news agency. | US immigration officials have rapidly deported nearly 400 children intercepted at the US-Mexico border in the past two weeks under new rules billed as seeking to limit the spread of virus, according to government data seen by the Reuters news agency. |
| President Donald Trump’s administration implemented new border rules on 21 March that scrapped decades-long practices under laws meant to protect children from human trafficking and offer them a chance to seek asylum in a US immigration court. | President Donald Trump’s administration implemented new border rules on 21 March that scrapped decades-long practices under laws meant to protect children from human trafficking and offer them a chance to seek asylum in a US immigration court. |
| Under the new rules, US officials can quickly remove people without standard immigration proceedings. | Under the new rules, US officials can quickly remove people without standard immigration proceedings. |