Monkey laundering: Wild animal stuns woman by hand-washing her clothes in Indonesia Ayu Sarasyani had left a bowl full of dirty clothes soaking in water and detergent While inside her South Kalimantan home, a cheeky monkey decides to help out The primate imitates the woman by soaping, scrubbing and rinsing the clothes By Sabi Phagura for … Read more
Face masks are more protective against Covid-19 than handwashing or social distancing, a study of coronavirus-riddled US warship Theodore Roosevelt suggests. More than 1,000 of the ship’s nearly 4,900-member crew tested positive for Covid-19 during an outbreak in March, which saw one person die and the captain fired. The aircraft carrier has been studied by … Read more
Areas with large ethnic minority populations make up more than three quarters of England’s coronavirus hotspots, a report has revealed. But numbers coming from Muslim communities in areas which could be expected to be hard-hit are low, and cultural habits may be protecting England’s Muslims from the fast-spreading disease. That’s according to a report by Professor … Read more
DIY soap dispenser lets users time their hand-washing to the tune their favorite Spotify tracks The project shows people how to build their own musical soap dispenser When completed it plays a track off of one’s Spotify for 20 seconds The gadget is meant to replace the ‘Happy Birthday Song’ as a timer It can … Read more
Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline went from being a top 10 hit in 1969 to a staple at sporting events across the country. Now the 79-year-old singer–songwriter has created a version of the single featuring new lyrics referencing handwashing and social distancing. He shared a clip of himself playing part of the song while self-isolating at … Read more
He was the Oasis frontman, whose voice is synonymous with their smash hits including: Wonderwall, Supersonic and Champagne Supernova. And, Liam Gallagher, 47, entertained the nation with hilarious Champagne Soap-ernova hand-washing videos on Saturday, filmed at home in his kitchen amid the UK-wide coronavirus lockdown. The singer took to Twitter to share black and white … 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
‘I wasn’t thinking’: Hugh Jackman apologises for coronavirus hand-washing dance video and thanks fans for ‘picking up his mistake’ in clip By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:40 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 05:57 GMT, 15 March 2020 Hugh Jackman has apologised for sharing a since-deleted video with fans, which demonstrated a … Read more
The UK Government and the NHS have launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign urging the public to wash their hands to stop the coronavirus. Ominous, dark images of stains on a door handle under ultraviolet light warn people the virus can survive on some surfaces for hours, remaining contagious. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers … Read more
Patients with suspected coronavirus will be tested in their own homes in a bid to contain the outbreak. They will be ordered to stay indoors and wait for a paramedic or nurse rather than risk infecting dozens of people at hospital or on their way there. In a further sign that the NHS is preparing … Read more