Students drink from bottles of Covid Organics, a herbal tea, touted by Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina as a powerful remedy against the Covid-19 coronavirus. He was speaking the day after Britain overtook Italy to become the worst-hit country in Europe, with more than 32 000 deaths related to Covid-19 - behind only the US in the global rankings. Johnson said that "every death is a tragedy", calling the statistics "appalling", but said there was not yet enough data to make international comparisons. Sweden nears death toll of 3 000Swedish officials on Wednesday said the country, which has taken a softer approach to curbing the spread of the new coronavirus, was nearing 3 000 deaths from Covid-19, AFP reports. The move comes a day ahead of Uber's earnings report, and follows a 17% staff cut by its US rival Lyft.

Source: News 24 May 06, 2020 14:48 UTC