College students on spring break holiday have boasted about their determination to keep enjoying themselves, despite been warned they face prosecution if they gather together in large numbers in Miami. Thousands of college students gathered in bars and restaurants along the coast despite the restrictions, ignoring the advice from health authorities. They were insistent they … Read more
A video purporting to show a subway passenger licking his finger and then wiping it on a handrail has sparked outrage in Hong Kong. The viral video appears to show the man removing his face mask before bringing his hand to his mouth and licking it on the MTR train yesterday. He then rubbed his … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
99% of patients killed by coronavirus in Italy had existing illnesses, study finds Research into 355 deaths found that only three (0.8%) had no other illnesses Nearly half of them – 48.5% – already had three or even more health conditions Another 25.6% had two other ‘pathologies’, while 25.1% had one other illness Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more
Nearly 700 weary passengers stuck onboard a British cruise ship after cases of the killer coronavirus were confirmed rejoiced as they were repatriated from Havana to Heathrow. Cuba allowed MS Braemar, operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, to dock in its waters after several Caribbean island nations – including Commonwealth states Barbados and the Bahamas – … Read more
Russia to send a spacecraft to the MOON for the first time in 45 years in a bid to find water on its surface Russian agency Roscosmos will send Luna-25 to the Moon on October 1, 2021 It will mark the first time Moscow has landed on the Moon since Luna-24 in 1976 The mission … Read more
Chrissy Teigen joined the chorus of voices taking Ivanka Trump to task over the lack of coronavirus tests available after the White House adviser shared a post about social distancing. ‘After we quote pack unquote sandwiches can we please have Covid tests,’ the Utah-born stunner, 34, wrote in response after Ivanka suggested Tuesday on social media that … Read more
Coronavirus cure hopes have today been raised after an infected Italian man in his 70s recovered with the help of an experimental Ebola drug. Doctors gave the unidentified 79-year-old remdesivir, which researchers around the world have tested in their desperate scramble to find a cure. Officials in Liguria – the coastal region where the patient lives, … Read more
Boris Johnson’s pledge to give all children of key workers a school place during the coronavirus crisis descended into chaos and confusion today as parents helping to keep the country running were rejected from the emergency scheme. The children of any parent who works for the NHS or has a crucial role such as a supermarket delivery … Read more
Coffins of coronavirus victims were whisked away on a fleet of army trucks last night after a cemetery in northern Italy was overwhelmed by the death toll. The column of army trucks brought the dead out of Bergamo on Wednesday night in what Italians have called ‘one of the saddest photos in the history of … Read more