2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Backlash prompts YouTube to reverse course on demonetizing coronavirus videos as select creators will soon be allowed to profit off of vlogging about the pandemic The platform changed its mind on demonetizing coronavirus content Select creators will now be able to profit off of ads on coronavirus videos The move comes after prominent YouTubers criticized … Read more
Denmark becomes second country in Europe to go on coronavirus lockdown as Prime Minister announces all schools, kindergartens and universities are to close for two weeks PM Mette Frederiksen told a press briefing ‘we are in an extraordinary situation’ Tough measures include banning public gatherings of 100 or more participants All non-critical public sector employees will … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
A Cabinet minister is currently in self-isolation and awaiting the results of a coronavirus test as five other MPs quarantined themselves following Nadine Dorries’ startling diagnosis. According to The Daily Telegraph, The minister withdrew from their regular duties after coming into contact with 62-year-old Ms Dorries. The newspaper agreed not to name the Cabinet member. The … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Crews have arrived to perform a deep-cleaning of the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the US, linked to at least 19 deaths and hundreds of infections. Members of a Servpro clean-up team arrived at Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, on Wednesday afternoon wearing white hazardous … Read more
An actor who appeared on Italian mafia crime drama Gomorrah was forced to plead for help on Facebook after being trapped with his sister’s dead body for 36 hours while quarantined at his Naples home over coronavirus fears. Luca Franzese, who played a member of the ‘sciarmante’ gang in mob TV show Gomorrah, has released … Read more
Travellers are still able to return to the UK from at least 10 countries with worsening coronavirus outbreaks without being considered a risk of having the killer infection. The Government and NHS do not consider people from France, Spain or Germany to be at risk of having coronavirus – even if they have symptoms. All three … Read more
New York City has canceled its St Patrick’s Day parade for the first time in more than 250 years as the coronavirus continues to spread across the Big Apple. The parade was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 17. New York’s parade is the most important St Patrick’s Day parade in the US and … Read more