Hospital beds are seen inside Columbia University’s Baker Field Athletic Complex during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Inwood neighbourhood in New York City, April 11, 2020. — Reuters pic
Italy, the hardest-hit country in Europe with a population a fifth the size of the US, recorded 19,468 confirmed virus fatalities. “Over these weeks, we have kept repeating, ‘All will be well,’ clinging to the beauty of our humanity and allowing words of encouragement to rise up from our hearts. But as the days go by and fears grow, even the boldest hope can dissipate.Francis was praised by Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte for his “gesture of responsibility” to observe Easter in private.
In the United States a handful of priests and pastors, snubbing rules and medical advice, risked arrest by announcing they would hold public services in their churches today.President Donald Trump will be among those following Easter services online, tweeting he would log on this morning to watch Robert Jeffress, the leader of a Southern Baptist megachurch in Texas and an ardent supporter of the US leader.
Although global infections stand at 1.75 million, according to an AFP tally of official counts, the real number is thought to be much higher, with many countries only testing the most serious cases.
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