Laura Dern, 53, puts on a mask and gloves as she spends time with her mother Diane Ladd, 84, who is a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:43 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 19:47 GMT, 25 March 2020 Laura Dern was being very careful not to … Read more
Coronavirus crisis could cause a loneliness epidemic in older adults: Study shows cutting off over-50s from transport, retail and leisure facilities increases feelings of isolation and depression Researchers surveyed 5,912 people aged 50+ from Finland, Poland and Spain They assessed their levels of loneliness and whether they had major depression People were asked about amenities and how walkable their neighbourhood … Read more
Care home staff are being left with no protective equipment and told to self-isolate at WORK if they test positive for coronavirus – leaving them with huge childcare and financial problems GMB Union claimed care workers not being given proper protection equipment Many have also reportedly been left without childcare outside of school hours Union has … Read more
Boris Johnson was berated over the failure to bail out self-employed workers today as the benefits system struggles to cope with the coronavirus fallout. The PM insisted government is working ‘as fast as possible’ despite warnings that millions have lost their incomes due to the ‘social distancing’ lockdown. There are signs that Chancellor Rishi Sunak … Read more
Robots could be trained to disinfect surfaces, take temperatures, collecting swabs and provide social support for quarantined patients to help combat the coronavirus pandemic Robots could undertake the ‘dull, dirty and dangerous jobs’, researchers argued These applications would help to lower the levels of human exposure to disease However, this would require the machines to gain … Read more
‘She’s been enforcing the 2m rule at home for years now!’ Ben Shephard jokes wife Annie has always been a fan of social-distancing as they celebrate 16 years of marriage amid COVID-19 lockdown By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 19:14 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 19:14 GMT, 25 March 2020 Good Morning Britian’s Ben … Read more
A 40-year-old tech boss has told how he watched helplessly as two patients died in front of him as he fought coronavirus in intensive care. Jozef Wallis, a fit and healthy father-of-two, began feeling ill after a night out in the pubs around London Bridge station two weeks ago. Despite suffering a raging fever and … Read more
The malaria drug that President Donald Trump has hailed as a ‘game-changer’ for treating coronavirus may be no better for treating the virus than standard care like being placed on a ventilator, a Chinese study found. Clinical trials of the drug, hydroxychloroquine, began in New York on Tuesday, and US doctors can now prescribe it … Read more
New species of flying reptile with spiked teeth discovered that formed part of an ancient river ecosystem in the Sahara 100 million years ago Pterosaurs lived in a river ecosystem in the Sahara and caught fish in the air The flying reptile species had a wingspan of up to 13 feet and spiked teeth They … Read more
Kylie Jenner makes $1M donation to help buy masks and protective gear for doctors on the frontlines of COVID-19… after urging fans to ‘stay home’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 18:40 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 18:46 GMT, 25 March 2020 Kylie Jenner has made over $1B thanks to her popular Kylie Cosmetics … Read more