(Chanté Schatz, News24)The UK could see as many as 66 000 Covid-19 deaths during the first wave of the current pandemic, new research showed has shown. This comes as the country announced a record 786 deaths in just one day on Tuesday, AFP reports. More than 5 000 people have died from the virus in the UK, which is fewer than in Spain, Italy and France. Cuomo said 731 people succumbed to the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the state's total death toll to 5 489, AFP reports. The Annecy Festival in eastern France is the latest in a string of major cultural events to be cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: News 24 April 07, 2020 16:52 UTC