Coronavirus live news: global cases pass 1.5m as UK and US suffer worst daily death tolls
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Boris Johnson still in intensive care but condition improves; virus fears halt Saudi military operations in Yemen; global trade could fall up to a third. Follow the latest updates. US sees highest one-day death tollCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUS coronavirus updates - liveAustralia coronavirus updates - live See all of our coronavirus coverage 2.15am BST `Please don´t politicise this virus,´ urged World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a day after US president Donald Trump tried to pin blame on the WHO for thousands of American deaths from the coronavirus. 2.12am BST They were warned by the officials against stockpiling toilet paper or flour. But that´s not all New Zealanders have been hoarding, according to the nation´s largest retailer of sex toys, which said sales of its products tripled after Jacinda Ardern announced a month-long lockdown of the country. Related: Sex toy sales triple during New Zealand`s coronavirus lockdown 2.06am BST Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets, Reuters reports. 2.02am BST Here are the two main developments from the White House´s daily press briefing on Wednesday evening: 1.52am BST Rock band U2 has donated EUR10 million to support health care workers battling coronavirus in Ireland. 1.45am BST I´ve heard that nurses are often there when you take your first breath & there when you take your last. Since there are COVID-19 hotspots forming in the country, I wanted to talk to nurses who are beginning to experience what it means to be at the frontline of this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/6jT4jl6qQE 1.39am BST Bernie Sanders, who has dropped out of the presidential race today, wrote an op-ed about the US coronavirus response for The Guardian.In this unprecedented moment in American history, ...