https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52192604
Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms "worsened", Downing Street has said.


France records highest daily death toll of 833

France has reported 833 new coronavirus deaths in the past day, the highest daily toll since its outbreak began.

The total number of people who have died after testing positive for Covid-19 now stands at 8,911, while the number of infections is 98,010.

"We have not reached the end of the end of the ascent of this epidemic," warned Health Minister Olivier Véran.

Italy's daily death toll also rose on Monday after several days of slowing, but Spain's fell for a fourth day.


A funeral in Williamsburg on Sunday night.
Hasidic Funerals Still Drawing Huge Crowds, As Coronavirus Batters Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods

Over the weekend, the NYPD broke up multiple Jewish funerals in Williamsburg and Borough Park, where mourners were not observing social distancing guidelines. The Borough Park procession was held for Rabbi Meir Rokeach, who reportedly died of COVID-19 on Saturday at the age of 78.

Helicopters circled overhead during another funeral that continued late into the night on Sunday in Williamsburg, as some participants allegedly refused to disperse. A spokesperson for the NYPD could not immediately say whether any summonses were issued.



Italy is the first country in Europe to use large-scale serological testing

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52183152
South African bride and groom arrested over lockdown wedding

Married life got off to an unexpected start for a pair of newlyweds in South Africa when police showed up to the party.

They had received a tip-off that the wedding in KwaZulu-Natal was happening on Sunday despite a nationwide ban on all public gatherings because of coronavirus.

All 50 wedding guests, the pastor who conducted the ceremony, and the newlyweds themselves were promptly arrested and taken to a police station outside Richards Bay.

The whole group is to be charged in court on Monday.

Widely circulated videos show the moment the besuited groom helps his wife into the back of a police van in her white wedding dress, complete with train and veil


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52177586
Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with Covid-19 in the US.

The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, says the test result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa.

Nadia, along with six other big cats, is thought to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo keeper.

The cats started showing symptoms, including a dry cough, late last month after exposure to the employee, who has not been identified.

"This is the first time that any of us know of anywhere in the world that a person infected the animal and the animal got sick," Paul Calle, the chief veterinarian at the zoo, told Reuters news agency on Sunday.


UK government admits Covid-19 antibody tests don’t work

The UK government has admitted that none of the 17.5m antibody tests it ordered in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic work well enough to be used.

“Sadly, the tests we have looked at to date have not performed well,” wrote Professor John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford university on Monday.


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52177171
Coronavirus: Scotland's chief medical officer resigns over lockdown trips

Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after making two trips to her second home during the coronavirus lockdown.




boris: Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms worsen
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52192604


france: France records highest daily death toll of 833
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52191889


funerals: Hasidic Funerals Still Drawing Huge Crowds, As Coronavirus Batters Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods
https://gothamist.com/news/hasidic-funerals-crowds-ultra-orthodox-neighborhoods


italy: Italy is the first country in Europe to use large-scale serological testing
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/italie-les-tests-serologiques-pratiques-a-grande-echelle_3902461.html


sa: South African bride and groom arrested over lockdown wedding
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52183152


tigers: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52177586


uk tests: UK government admits Covid-19 antibody tests don’t work
https://www.ft.com/content/f28e26a0-bf64-4fac-acfb-b3a618ca659d


scotland: Coronavirus: Scotland's chief medical officer resigns over lockdown trips
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52177171