Chinese researchers claim they may have discovered a new mutated sub-type of the novel coronavirus which has a prolonged ability to infect others. Experts found an unusual case of a middle-aged man with COVID-19 disease who was infectious for 49 days – a record length of time never reported before. However, the man’s symptoms were mild … Read more
Nearly a million Britons try to claim Universal Credit over two week period after huge surge in ex workers applying for support amid coronavirus crisis Around 880,000 people applied for Universal Credit in a two week period This is significantly above the 100,000 applications normally made in a fortnight Labour MP Stephen Timms said some … Read more
Was the drug-fuelled ‘swinging 60s’ a lie? More than half of revellers claim to be high on psychedelics after taking fake pills, scientists find Researchers gave 33 participants a placebo that they said was a psychedelic They then monitored them in a simulated drug party setting for four hours At the end, 61 per cent … Read more
Parents have claimed supermarkets are preventing them from shopping with their children as part of a crackdown on social distancing rules. Many grocers have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. Supermarkets have seen a … Read more
Coronavirus set to claim a series of corporate victims as Brighthouse and Carluccio’s near collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 29 March 2020 The coronavirus is set to claim a series of corporate victims this week as Brighthouse and Carluccio’s near collapse. Rent-to-own … Read more
The unproven claim that an antimalarial drug can cure coronavirus – called a ‘game-changer’ and a ‘gift from God’ by Donald Trump – has been promoted by a crypto-currency lawyer who has made a string of bogus claims, DailyMail.com can reveal. Gregory Rigano made a series of Fox News and conservative and Christian radio appearances … Read more
A scaffolder who claimed to be a disabled ‘recluse’ after a fall at work has been left without a penny’s compensation after Facebook posts showed him playing football with a dog and stepping into a nightclub scrap. Leroy Baker, 51, from Erith, Kent, sued for over £150,000 saying multiple fractures suffered in a 30-foot fall … Read more
Topshop employees say they have been laid off after the Arcadia Group closed its 300 UK stores an hour before the government announced its coronavirus job retention plan. The group owned by billionaire Sir Philip Green said in an emailed statement: ‘In line with many other retailers, the Group has made the difficult decision to … Read more
President Trump ignored warnings from US intelligence agencies about the threat of a coronavirus pandemic, according to a bombshell report in The Washington Post. One intelligence official and several Trump Administration officials spoke to the publication Friday on the condition of anonymity, claiming the President downplayed the COVID-19 threat in spite of growing anxiety from … 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