Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson returns to work as New Zealand says it has 'avoided the worst'

Trump denies he plans to fire US health secretary; China reports no new deaths; Egypt asks IMF for bailout loanWuhan discharges all coronavirus patients as Beijing takes steps to stop second waveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUK Covid-19 news - liveAustralia coronavirus news – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage7.47amBSTGerman companies including ThyssenKrupp, Salzgitter, Bayer, Covestro, E.ON, HeidelbergCement, Puma, Allianz and Deutsche Telekom have called for coronavirus-related state aid to be tied to climate action, Reuters reports.“We appeal to the federal government to closely link economic policy measures to overcome both the climate crisis and the coronavirus crisis,” more than 60 companies said in letter to the Handelsblatt newspaper, ahead of the Petersberg climate dialogue starting on Monday.7.33amBSTA team of more than 200 doctors fromCuba have arrived inSouth Africa to help it tackle coronavirus. They are among 1,200 healthcare workers sent to battle Covid-19 in 22 countries that have requested help from Cuba.We welcome the Cuban delegation consists of experts in the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health; family physicians; healthcare technology& experts to provide technical assistance working with local experts to curb the spread of#COVID19SA#Day32ofLockdownpic.twitter.com/AZcrSbl80nContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Matthew Weaver (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases World news Science Microbiology Medical research US news Australia news UK news Africa Middle East and North Africa Asia Pacific Source Type: news