World Health Assembly passes resolution to investigate global pandemic response – as it happened

Canada-US border to remain closed; Barcelona beaches to reopen as Spain death toll below 100 for third consecutive day. This blog is now closedFollow the latest global coronavirus live blog hereWHO assembly approves Covid-19 response audit12.23amBSTWe ’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from around the world:Related:Coronavirus live news: Brazil sees record daily deaths as World Bank warns 60m to fall into extreme poverty11.47pmBSTBeyond the hot spots of Brazil and Mexico, the coronavirus is threatening to overwhelm Latin American cities large and small in an alarming sign that the pandemic may be only at the start of its destructive march through the region.More than 90% of intensive care beds were full last week in Chile ’s capital, Santiago, whose main cemetery dug 1,000 emergency graves to prepare for a wave of deaths, AP reports.In Lima, Peru, patients took up 80% of intensive care beds as of Friday. Peru has the world ’s 12th-highest number of confirmed cases, with more than 90,000.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 19, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Kevin Rawlinson, Damien Gayle and Jessica Murray (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news US news Australia news Infectious diseases Science Europe Africa Middle East and North Africa Asia Pacific Americas Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news