Millions of asthma patients and any Britons who get the flu jab on the NHS should self-isolate for 12 weeks, a top doctor has warned. The NHS deems adults with long term conditions, including respiratory diseases, necessary to receive a free flu jab every winter. Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, said the … 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
Boris Johnson plunged Britain into an extraordinary lockdown today – urging everyone in the country to stop all ‘non-essential’ contact with others. The PM warned that the coronavirus was now in a phase of rapid spread across the UK, with London seeing a particular surge, and it was time to take radical action to stop … Read more
Essential remote working tool Microsoft Teams CRASHES in Europe on the first day millions of people work from home to avoid coronavirus Millions of Europeans are working from home amid coronavirus pandemic One of the most popular platforms for doing this is called Microsoft Teams As of 9am GMT the site was experiencing significant connectivity … Read more
Britons have today been advised to avoid ‘all but essential travel’ to Madrid and some other parts of Spain because of coronavirus fears. The Foreign Office said Britons should scrap unnecessary visits to the regions of Madrid and La Rioja and the municipalities of La Bastida, Vitoria and Miranda de Ebro. Spanish authorities have designated those … Read more
Brits are being urged not to eat cuttlefish as populations of the mollusc in UK waters have sunk to perilously low levels. The enigmatic marine creatures have joined the Marine Conservation Society’s ‘fish to avoid’ list after a steep decline in populations in the English Channel in 10 years. Between 2008 and 2017, catches of … Read more
The New York City public transportation system appeared to be quite empty during Tuesday morning’s rush hour commute as New Yorkers heeded Mayor Bill de Blasio’s warning to stay off the subway trains due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Though trains were less crowded during rush hour, some people were still seen going … Read more
NEW SOUTH WALES: 55 January 25 Three men aged 43, 53, and 35 who had recently travelled to China contracted the disease. Two flew in from Wuhan while the other arrived in Sydney from Shenzhen, south China. They were treated in isolation at Westmead Hospital. January 27 A 21-year-old woman is identified as the fourth … Read more
Rats have empathy and avoid actions that can cause pain to fellow rodents — unless the reward is high enough, study shows Experts from the Netherlands presented rats with two treat-dispensing levers They let them pick a favourite lever then made that one give another rat a shock The rats would then change their preference … Read more
Commuters have resorted to wearing storage boxes, plastic bags and even babies’ nappies over their heads as they come up with novel ways to avoid contracting Coronavirus. Photos, circulated on social media, show people coming up with creative ways of covering their nose and mouths in a bid to avoid contamination, amid debate over how effective … Read more