Ricky Gervais calls for an end to ‘wildlife wet markets’

‘We can’t carry on exploiting animals’: Ricky Gervais calls for an end to ‘wildlife wet markets’ and warns that we WILL face another pandemic if they continue to stay open WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT   By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 12:22 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 12:23 BST, 13 April 2020 Actor and writer Ricky … Read more

Alec Baldwin’s Trump calls into remote edition of SNL 

Alec Baldwin made a surprise appearance as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live’s at home edition to give an update on coronavirus, referring to the pandemic as ‘Covfefe-19’.  ‘America is now number one in the world for coronavirus,’ Baldwin said in character to Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che.    The faux president noted … Read more

Pope calls for global solidarity over coronavirus in streamed service from empty St Peter’s Basilica

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged crematoriums and local authorities not to treat coronavirus victims ‘like cattle’ and give them a dignified burial. Mr Welby – who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 people at Canterbury Cathedral on Easter morning – delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat after the … Read more

Let ordinary investors buy shares in wave of coronavirus cash calls

Britain’s stock market-listed businesses urged to allow ordinary investors to buy shares in wave of coronavirus cash calls A raft of London-listed firms have launched emergency rights issues  But so far, only institutional investors like hedge funds have been taking part Individual investors are being shunned despite their pre-emption rights But app PrimaryBid allows retail … Read more

British Medical Association chief calls for investigation into BAME coronavirus deaths

The head of the British Medical Association has called on the government to investigate if and why black, Asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die from coronavirus.  The first ten doctors to die in the UK from Covid-19 were all BAME – with ancestry from regions including Asia, the Middle East and … Read more

Trump calls WHO ‘China-centric’ and says he might slash funding

Donald Trump takes aim at World Health Organization calling it ‘China-centric’ and says he will consider cutting funding for international body after being criticized for his own coronavirus response President Trump went after the World Health Organization in a tweet Tuesday, calling the international health body too ‘China centric’  Trump said the WHO ‘really blew … Read more

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing

Tony Blair calls for senior minister to be put in charge of mass coronavirus testing as pandemic approaches peak in the UK Former PM Tony Blair demands Government minister takes charge of virus tests Mr Blair’s intervention came amid concern over if UK will meet its testing goal The Government has set a target of … Read more

WHO director faces calls from US politicians to resign over handling of China’s coronavirus response

The director-general of the World Health Organization is facing calls to resign over criticisms of the way China’s response to the coronavirus crisis was managed. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is facing growing calls to step down from US politicians for trusting the communist regime’s official reporting about extent of the spread of the disease. Republican Senator … Read more

Calls for Married At First Experts Mel Schilling, Dr Trisha Stratford and John Aiken to be ‘banned’

‘They clearly know sweet FA’: Angry viewers call for Married At First Sight experts Mel Schilling, Dr Trisha Stratford and John Aiken to be canned after dud pairings and lack of advice they gave to struggling couples By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:27 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 6 … Read more

Bill Gates calls coronavirus pandemic a ‘nightmare’ but says 240,000 Americans do not have to die

On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that any American can be tested for coronavirus as long as a doctor approves it. The move appears to expand upon previous criteria needed for testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But how do you determine if you have symptoms of COVID-19 and when you … Read more