Chilean author Luis Sepulveda, best known for his
book "The Old Man Who Read Love Stories," has died after contracting the
novel coronavirus, according to his publisher and Spanish media.
Sepulveda passed away in a hospital in Asturias, in northern Spain, where he lived for several decades.
The 70-year-old, who escaped to Spain during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, had spent weeks in a hospital in Oviedo.
The state of New York has extended its shutdown measures by two weeks, through May 15, despite data showing conditions were improving slightly.
"We have to continue what we are doing," Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his daily briefing. "I would like to see that infection rate get down even more," while reporting that 606 more people had died, the lowest daily death toll in 10 days.
The UK's lockdown will remain in place for a further three weeks, the British government has announced.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus."
The current measures have been in place since March 23, and include the closure of schools, pubs, restaurants and most shops. Exercising once a day is still permitted.
Medical officials say the outbreak in the UK is nearing its peak but it's too early to loosen the restrictions.
As of Thursday, 13,729 people had died in UK hospitals from COVID-19 from a total of more than 100,000 registered cases.
Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has been creating artwork in his bathroom during the stay-at-home regulations imposed in the UK.
The creations include his trademark stenciled rats going stir-crazy, including depictions of the rodents squeezing a tube of toothpaste, hanging off the light switch, unraveling toilet rolls and urinating over the toilet seat.
The street artist, whose identity remains a secret, posted the photos on his Instagram page, saying: "My wife hates it when I work from home."
Read more at: Coronavirus latest: Europe still in ′eye of storm′ as global cases surpass 2 million | News | DW | 16.04.2020
Sepulveda passed away in a hospital in Asturias, in northern Spain, where he lived for several decades.
The 70-year-old, who escaped to Spain during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, had spent weeks in a hospital in Oviedo.
The state of New York has extended its shutdown measures by two weeks, through May 15, despite data showing conditions were improving slightly.
"We have to continue what we are doing," Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his daily briefing. "I would like to see that infection rate get down even more," while reporting that 606 more people had died, the lowest daily death toll in 10 days.
The UK's lockdown will remain in place for a further three weeks, the British government has announced.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus."
The current measures have been in place since March 23, and include the closure of schools, pubs, restaurants and most shops. Exercising once a day is still permitted.
Medical officials say the outbreak in the UK is nearing its peak but it's too early to loosen the restrictions.
As of Thursday, 13,729 people had died in UK hospitals from COVID-19 from a total of more than 100,000 registered cases.
Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has been creating artwork in his bathroom during the stay-at-home regulations imposed in the UK.
The creations include his trademark stenciled rats going stir-crazy, including depictions of the rodents squeezing a tube of toothpaste, hanging off the light switch, unraveling toilet rolls and urinating over the toilet seat.
The street artist, whose identity remains a secret, posted the photos on his Instagram page, saying: "My wife hates it when I work from home."
Read more at: Coronavirus latest: Europe still in ′eye of storm′ as global cases surpass 2 million | News | DW | 16.04.2020
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