By Martin Robinson Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the prices of gloves, masks and aprons by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they could go to the wall because they are being ‘ripped off’ in order to properly protect … Read more
Amazon warehouses ‘are prime sites for coronavirus’: Workers at two distribution plants fear the bug will thrive there because of a lack of hand sanitisers and non-enforcement of social distancing among staff Amazon’s business is booming as shop closures have seen orders surge online But a worker in Doncaster said lack of space means they … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … 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
Get tested Michael! Gove coughs his way through TV interviews as some viewers fear for his health while others claim he is putting it on Michael Gove was interviewed on Andrew Marr’s TV show on Sunday morning But the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster had to stifle a cough throughout His aides have since … Read more
The late afternoon sun still had enough warmth to make sitting in my garden a delight. The blackbirds were competing with the robins and a woodpecker was drilling out the occasional rhythmic drum roll — the perfect contrast to the lament of a dove somewhere in the distance. The hoverflies had made a welcome early … Read more
The number of coronavirus-related deaths and cases in Italy is now showing signs of a potential decrease as the World Health Organization warns the US could soon become the global epicenter of the pandemic following a ‘very large acceleration’ in infections. Italy’s dramatic rise in coronavirus cases has been feeding the fear of what possibly … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
Britons have insisted they will ‘go insane’ cooped up in their homes for weeks as Boris Johnson today announced a three-week coronavirus lockdown. Mr Johnson plunged the UK into a lockdown as he ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential goods, as well as playgrounds and churches in a bid to stop the … Read more
The Taliban have pledged their readiness to cooperate with healthcare workers instead of killing them, as fear of a coronavirus epidemic spreads in Afghanistan. Whatever reservations the militants previously held over eradicating the crippling disease, they have now clearly grasped the dangers posed by the pandemic sweeping the rest of the world. In the past … Read more