Nearly 100,000 EU citizens remain stranded overseas due to pandemic – as it happened

China denies cover-up asWuhan death toll revised up by 50%; Brazil ’s president fires health ministerThis blog is now closed: follow our live coverage hereSee all of our coronavirus coverage1.46amBSTWe are closing this live global blog now, but you can pick up all of our continuing coverage on ournew global blog here.You can also see our latest summary of events atCoronavirus latest developments: at a glance.1.41amBSTOliver Milman, an environment reporter for Guardian in New York, has some analysis on the progression of the coronavirus pandemic in the US.A model relied upon by the White House, from the University of Washington, estimates that the virus will “peter out” in May and then essentially grind to a halt by the summer. This is based on the experiences of China and Italy, previous coronavirus hotspots.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 18, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ratcliffe (now); Kevin Rawlinson, Aamna Mohdin, Ben Quinn and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Science Infectious diseases UK news US news Australia news Middle East and North Africa Asia Pacific China Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news