UK prime minister in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000 – as it happened

This blog is now closedFollow our new coronavirus blog for live news and updates12.17amBSTWe ’ve launched a new global coronavirus pandemic live blog at the link below. We’ll be shutting this one down shortly, so follow me there for the latest developments:Related:Coronavirus live news: Trump threatens to stop WHO funding as global cases pass 1.4 million12.12amBSTDr. Deborah Birx also said African Americans are not more “susceptible” to coronavirus. “What our data suggests is that they are more susceptible to more difficult and severe disease and poorer outcomes,” she said.Data from cities including Chicago and Philadelphia show stark racial disparities in coronavirus patients and fatalities. White House official Seema Verma said that Medicare data will be looking at race and underlying conditions, and the president earlier promised that more statistics on racial disparities will be revealed in the next week.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now) Kevin Rawlinson , Damien Gayle, Gregory Robinson, Sarah Marsh and Alison Rourke (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Boris Johnson UK news Donald Trump Infectious diseases Politics Science Japan US news Source Type: news