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Trump suspends WHO funding; Denmark begins to reopen schools; Spain ’s daily death toll falls againCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage10.44pmBSTThe French president,Emmanuel Macron, says he hopes the five permanent members of the UN security council can endorse the secretary general ’s call for a ceasefire in all conflicts to tackle the pandemic in the coming days.Macron, who has been pushing for more international cooperation in fighting the virus, said in an interview with French radio RFI that he is only waiting for agreement from the Russian president,Vladimir Putin, to hold the five-country video conference to discussAnt ónio Guterres’ call.10.41pmBSTIn England, the National Health Service (NHS) has generated 33,000 extra beds after giving unprecedented free rein to individual trusts to transform both their processes and infrastructure, healthcare chiefs have said.A report from NHS Providers, a body representing more than 200 NHS trusts in England, said media focus on the new field hospitals ignored how much spare capacity had been created in hospitals in a matter of weeks.Healthcare provision carries lots of risk so some level of regulation will always be necessary. But it ’s amazing how much has been achieved how quickly with a significantly lighter, and more flexible, approach to regulation.Continue reading...
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