US coronavirus death toll soars to more than 4,000 – doubling within THREE days

The US coronavirus death toll soared to more than 4,000 last night, doubling within three days, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths went up by 889 on Tuesday to 4,076 – more than twice the 2,010 recorded late Saturday – and more than 40 percent of the fatalities were … Read more

Ireland’s coronavirus death toll soars to 46, with 2,615 confirmed cases 

Ireland’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by nearly a third in one day with ten further fatalities bringing the total to 46. There are now 2,615 confirmed cases in the country after a daily increase of 200. Eight of the latest victims were male, two were female. Six of the deaths occurred in the east … Read more

Coffins fill up Italy’s churches and halls after the death toll soars by 969 in a single day

The Italian Army has been brought in to ferry coffins out of Bergamo, Northern Italy, as its morgue and its crematorium struggle to cope with the surge in fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic.   Harrowing photos from the town show officers wearing protective hazmat suits as they work to store bodies in churches and halls. It … Read more

New York state coronavirus death toll soars to 603

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that the state’s coronavirus death toll was now 603 an increase of 134 in just one day, as he gave a rallying call to action to National Guard to ‘kick coronavirus a*s’ from a new, 1,000-bed field hospital at the Javits Center.  There are now more than … Read more

New York state coronavirus death toll soars to 519

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that the state’s coronavirus death toll was now 519, an increase of 134 in just one day, as he gave a rallying call to action to National Guard to ‘kick coronavirus a*s’ before the pandemic peak arrives.  There are now more than 44,000 cases of infection in … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Bagir to sue cash-strapped Chinese fashion giant; Hornby soars on £15m fundraise 

Israeli tailor Bagir was out of fashion this week after announcing it is taking legal action against Chinese giant Shandong Ruyi. Once touted the ‘LMVH of China’, the fashion conglomerate is now drowning in billions’ worth of debt following an acquisition spree of European brands such as Sandro and TM Lewin. Only last month the … Read more