Covid continues to hit US hard

New York – US coronavirus deaths passed a quarter of a million people on Wednesday as New York announced it would close schools to battle a rise in infections and anti-restriction protests in Europe turned violent.

America has now registered 250 426 fatalities, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University, by far the highest reported national death toll.

US states and cities are imposing a raft of new restrictions, including home confinement and a limit on gatherings. –