A set of rare pictures have shown how Chinese scientists carried out studies in spacesuit-like uniforms at a virus laboratory that has sparked startling theories amid coronavirus pandemic. The Wuhan Institute of Virology, which keeps more than 1,500 strains of deadly viruses, specialises in the research of ‘the most dangerous pathogens’, in particular the viruses … Read more
Libya and Somalia are the most dangerous places on earth for 2020, according to a map designed for travellers that alerts them to risks abroad. The annual interactive ‘Travel Risk Map’ reveals the countries where people are most likely to have trouble when it comes to road safety, security and medical matters. The safest places … Read more
Motorists have been granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from today under new measures announced last week by the Department for Transport to help stem the impact of the coronavirus. It says this will enable drivers and riders to to continue to travel to work where this absolutely cannot be done from home, or … Read more
Moving clocks forward an hour may be dangerous for millions of people with heart problems due to the loss of sleep More in hospital with heart rhythm condition when clocks go forward, says study Clocks go forward one hour to British Summer Time (BST) tomorrow night at 1am Scientists fear the hour’s loss of sleep … Read more
A U.S. doctor who has fought against outbreaks of smallpox, the flu, polio and blindness has branded the coronavirus outbreak as ‘the most dangerous pandemic of our time’, adding that if ‘you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention’ as cases in the United States soar past 18,000. Larry Brilliant, 75, is a top epidemiologist who helped … Read more
‘It’s the figure I’ve always wanted’: Florist Laura Summers First there was ‘the thigh gap’ – social media shorthand for legs so slender that they don’t touch above the knees. Then ‘the bikini bridge’ revealed a stomach so concave, the person’s underwear seems suspended across the hip bones. To millions, these terms will no doubt … Read more
Scientists have dismissed a dangerous list of coronavirus tips floating on social media as being ‘totally bogus’. The list, being shared on WhatsApp and other social networks, claims to be information from an expert from Stanford Medicine – a claim the US university has denied. Its fake prevention tips include drinking water to wash the … Read more
Shocking moment US police officer slowly falls to the floor after accidentally touching the opioid drug fentanyl – before he’s revived with an antidote Jim Warring of the Bartlesville Police Department was wearing protective gloves while wrapping up evidence believed to be the dangerous street drug fentanyl Some of the fentanyl came in contact with … Read more
A top Chinese intensive care unit doctor says patients with hypertension are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus. Researchers have found that about six percent of patients – most aged 60 or older – with high blood pressure die from the new virus compared to healthy people. There are currently about 80 million people in … Read more
Around 10,000 cases of dangerous driving captured on dashcams have been uploaded to a police database designed to prosecute careless motorists in the last 20 months. Of these, roughly half have resulted in police action, according to the company that created the online reporting system. However, some experts have claimed that too much footage is … Read more