Passengers from infected ship file lawsuit against cruise company - complaints include manslaughter
coronavirus
10 Aug 2020
/ 20:02
Passengers who were stuck on an infected cruise ship having been turned away from several ports in March have filed a lawsuit against cruise company. The 850 French passengers, which included the families of three people who died of the virus on the ship, filed 180 complaints, including manslaughter, their lawyer confirmed.
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- Russia's daily cases rose by 5,118 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 892,654. Fatalities also rose, by 70 to 15,001.
- A senior German politician has called for stricter measure for travelers going to high-risk areas. Interior state secretary Gunter Krings has called for people to notify authorities before they travel.
- Italy's banks increased their lending to companies in June, as business resumed after the virus lockdown was gradually lifted. The report by the Bank of Italy showed that loans to non-financial companies were up 3.7 percent year-on-year, almost double the 1.9 percent rise in May.
- Germany's new infections rose by 436 in the past 24 hours, pushing the cumulative total to 216,327. Deaths also rose, by one to 9,197.
- Meanwhile companies in Germany expect life to be restricted for a further eight-and-a-half months due to the pandemic, a survey by the country's economic institute revealed. Leisure businesses expect restrictions for 13 months, while the food and drink sector expects it to be just over six months.
- The UK's daily cases topped 1,000 for the first time in more than a month on Sunday. The 1,062 new reported infections was the first time the country had passed the 1,000 mark since late June.
- The actions of the UK's aide to the prime minister, Dominic Cummings, damaged the public's confidence in the government's pandemic response, a study by University College London found. Cummings caused outrage among some after traveling 400 kilometers to be closer to his family when his wife fell ill during the country's lockdown.
Source: https://twitter.com/CGTNEurope
