COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 12 April

1. How COVID-19 is impacting the globe

2. WHO warns of "deadly resurgence"

"Lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He urged countries to stay vigilant in the fight to slow the spread of the coronavirus, while welcoming the slowdown in some European countries. "The way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not managed properly."

3. WHO investigates reports of recovered COVID patients in South Korea testing positive again

South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the virus had tested positive again saying the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected.

The WHO told Reuters in a brief statement: “We are aware of these reports of individuals who have tested negative for COVID-19 using PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing and then after some days testing positive again.

“We are closely liaising with our clinical experts and working hard to get more information on those individual cases. It is important to make sure that when samples are collected for testing on suspected patients, procedures are followed properly.”

4. British Prime Minister Johnson leaves hospital

Johnson, 55, was taken to hospital on April 5. On April 6 he was moved into intensive care, where he remained until April 9.

In his first comments since leaving intensive care, Johnson thanked National Health Service (NHS) hospital staff. “I owe them my life,” he said.

5. How refugees are coping with coronavirus

The Forum spoke to two refugees from Kakuma, a camp of 192,000 people in northwestern Kenya. Living in a camp with 192,000 other people poses its own set of challenges when it comes to responding to the threat posed by COVID-19. “Social distancing will be an issue in Kakuma,” said one of the refugees. “The blocks and houses are very adjacent to one another. And early every morning all refugees go and fetch water, and every 50 or 100 houses share the same water tub. People are scared; what if the virus comes into Kakuma and we are all sharing the same water?”