More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world’s population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat COVID-19, according to an AFP tally on Thursday. The measures – which include compulsory or recommended confinement, curfews and quarantines – are in place in more than 90 countries and territories. The … Read more
Streets up and down Britain are littered with rubbish just one week into lockdown, with bin men off sick, waste collections scaled back and families unable to eat all the food they stockpiled. Several local authorities have stopped collecting food and garden waste because so many bin men are self-isolating. Residents are being told to … Read more
Thousands of costume designers, tailors and seamstresses have come together to make urgently-needed scrubs for NHS workers in a nationwide effort coordinated by an A&E nurse. Ashleigh Linsdell, 29, who is a nurse at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire, set up Facebook group, For The Love Of Scrubs, last Monday. More than 9,000 people have since … Read more
Businesses and homes suffered damage and a citywide curfew was announced in northeastern Arkansas after a tornado ripped through the area on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least three people. The twister caused considerable damage in Jonesboro, where the Mayor announced a curfew for 7pm. Dramatic video posted to social media shows how the tornado’s fierce … Read more
Famous buildings and structures will go dark between 8.30pm and 9.30pm tonight as part of an international event organised by WWF to urge action to save the planet. Andy Ridley, who was one of the driving forces behind Earth Hour when it began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, said the world has the chance to … Read more
Rescue dogs in lockdown: How time is running out for the loveable pooches struggling to find new homes because people can’t travel to collect them Many Tears Rescue Centre, Carmarthenshire, Wales, is struggling to home dogs Many of the dogs were rescued from pitiful conditions on puppy breeding farms Travel restrictions have made it difficult … Read more
Americans across the country are beginning to sew face masks at home in a desperate battle to meet the drastic need for protective equipment for healthcare workers fighting on the front lines against the coronavirus pandemic. Doctors have issued a stark warning about the dire need for more personal protective equipment such as face masks … Read more
Michael Gove forced to apologise after WRONGLY telling GMB viewers that children of separated parents cannot travel between their homes during coronavirus clampdown when the rules say they CAN By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent and Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 08:25 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 24 March 2020 Michael Gove was … Read more
Soldiers tasked with disinfecting care homes in Spain find ABANDONED corpses as coronavirus crisis cripples the country Corpses found in same homes as loved ones who are still alive, reports suggest Spain’s Military Emergency Unit (UME) were cleaning the homes to slow spread Deadly coronavirus infected more than 33,000 and killed 2,200 in Spain alone … 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