French athletes believe they caught coronavirus at the World Military Games in Wuhan in October, 20 days before the first recorded case in China. It comes after it was revealed that Frenchman Amirouche Hammar, 43, had been infected with COVID-19 outside Paris as early as December. The hospital where Hammar was treated for chest pains … Read more
Employers could shun workers who have not had coronavirus after lockdown, prompting people to actively try to catch the disease or obtain fake test results on the blackmarket, the government’s science experts warned ministers. Secret documents prepared by the independent Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) last month outlined the potential drawbacks of introducing … Read more
Children are just as likely as adults to get infected with the coronavirus and spread it to other people, a study has found. In research that will come as a blow to Britain’s hopes of reopening schools any time soon, scientists in China found children are just as at risk of infection. How COVID-19 affects … Read more
Police have blasted Covidiots after a family were caught tucking into a huge feast on their driveway while two muscle heads were filmed weightlifting and boxing in a park. West Midlands Police have released bodycam footage of officers confronting people flouting strict lockdown rules in Birmingham. One brazen family were caught eating a large meal … Read more
The novel strain of coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic may have evolved to infect domestic cats and many species of farm animal — potentially creating a vast haven from which it may repeatedly invade humans, new research has found. A scientific report, submitted to a journal run by the world-renowned Pasteur Institute, in Paris, … Read more
People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus – this is due to an overproduction of immune cells in the lungs, a new study finds. Experts from Wuhan University found people with high blood glucose levels have a much greater chance of catching more severe strains of the deadly virus. … Read more
Married At First Sight’s KC Osborne and Michael Goonan have been spending a lot of time together in Melbourne, where he works. But on Wednesday, the 29-year-old company director and the 31-year-old dance instructor caught a private jet to Sydney for a business trip. The couple looked smitten with each other as they shared a few … Read more
For those who have already been infected with Covid-19, the idea of having an immunity certificate to allow a return to normal life sounds like an attractive prospect. The proposal, put forward by Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this month, is based on the theory that having the virus and beating it means we have … Read more
Gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been ‘put on lockdown’ amid fears that they might also be able to catch the coronavirus. The move has seen gorilla tourism suspended for present and the closure of sanctuaries for other apes — including orangutans, which are also endangered. While habitat loss and … Read more
This is the moment a group of cricketers fled from police after being caught mid-game as some Britons continued to flout the coronavirus lockdown – including by surfing, sunbathing and walking around on stilts. Shocking footage shows up to 30 men running away from Chandos Recreation Ground in Kensal Green, north London, shortly after officers … Read more