Coronavirus: Positive signs for Italy but situation in Spain worsens

On the day that the coronavirus claimed 350,000 infections worldwide, the news from Italy is better, from Spain much worse. Overall the World Health Organisation says the pandemic is accelerating. They say that the world took 67 days to reach its first 100,000 cases; the second 100,000 took just 11 days; the third 100K just four days. Italy It looks as if the curve may be turning. At the very least no longer climbing. Monday's figures show 4,790 new cases, down from yesterday, and 602 deaths in the last 24 hours, again a small reduction from Sunday. The last four days’ infection figures read approximately 6,000, 6,500, 5,500, 4,750. The...