The hit Netflix series The Witcher has officially wrapped up physical production on the upcoming second season. The news was initially broken by team member Jacqueline Rathore, who made a post to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to let her followers know that shooting had finished for the upcoming episodes. Part of the text included … Read more
Godzilla vs. Kong has biggest US box office opening day since the COVID-19 pandemic with $9.6M By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 19:39 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 19:39 BST, 1 April 2021 Adam Wingard’s critically-acclaimed kaiju flick Godzilla vs. Kong amassed $9.6M in the States on Tuesday, which is the biggest box office … Read more
Scientists say they have created a new, portable test that can detect coronavirus in just minutes and even identify if it is a highly infectious variant. Developed by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, California, the test is called NIRVANA (nanopore sequencing of isothermal rapid viral amplification for near real-time analysis). The … Read more
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 91% effective after six months and protects against the South African variant Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said ongoing study of their COVID-19 vaccine shows it is around 91% effective at preventing the disease after six months The shot is also 100% effective in preventing illness in trial participants in … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy has halved among black Britons following No10’s PR blitz to quash fears, data revealed today. Ministers launched a media campaign to address hesitancy in BAME communities back in February, after experts raised concerns about low uptake in ethnic minorities. The Department of Health worked with more than 50 ethnic minority TV channels and … Read more
No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system. Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more
No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system. Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more
Naomi Watts says she’s ‘so glad to have finally got my jab’ as she receives the Covid-19 vaccine in New York City By Abi Moustafa and Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 02:42 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 02:42 BST, 1 April 2021 Naomi Watts got her Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The British-born, Australian-raised actress, 52, shared … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus infections are acquired during the school day, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted several simulations and found fewer than five percent of COVID-19-related illnesses among students and teachers occurred at school and that most cases were contracted within the community. The team, from Public Health Ontario, in Canada, says its … Read more
‘Finally got 5G’: Ryan Reynolds shows off his muscular arms in playful post about receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 16:25 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 16:46 BST, 31 March 2021 Ryan Reynolds bared his muscular arms in a plain white t-shirt as he received his first dose … Read more