A hero delivery driver told how he desperately fought to save the life of a victim lying terrified on the floor after being stabbed in the Glasgow hotel knife rampage. The eyewitness – who asked to remain anonymous – walked into the bloodbath to discover a maintenance man and receptionist badly wounded on the floor. … Read more
Death records show that hundreds of Americans die from heat each year, but a new investigation reveals it may actually be thousands. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated some 600 people lose their lives to extreme temperatures, but a new study suggests the real amount is more than 5,600. Researchers used data … Read more
Scientists have created a ‘digital sanitiser’ which uses a device attached to smartphone’s torch to kill bacteria and viruses, including the coronavirus. The UVLEN device, from the South Korean company of the same name, uses ultraviolet light to rid surfaces of bugs in 10 seconds. The portable and lightweight device, which is due to launch ‘soon’ … Read more
Car chase horror: Driver fleeing police hits and kills pedestrian in his 20s – before ‘oblivious officers arresting him are told about the body that was sent flying into nearby front garden’ A man died after being hit by a car chased by police in Wakefield, West Yorkshire The collision launched the pedestrian, who was … Read more
Could a measles shot reduce deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients? Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to prevent sepsis that kills many COVID-19 sufferers MMR and tuberculosis vaccines generate anti-inflammatory immune responses COVID-19 patients immune systems often overreact to the virus that causes the disease, triggering out-of-control inflammation and sepsis Mice given sepsis and an MMR … Read more
Man, 35, kills three and wounds seven in a stabbing spree at a Chinese supermarket hours after 39 pupils were hurt in a school knife attack in the country It took place late night Thursday in Putian city of southeast province Fujian Attacker, a 35-year-old Chinese man, was arrested shortly after the incident Police said … Read more
Self-cleaning and anti-viral doorknobs that are able to kill the coronavirus in seconds could be a reality in the coming weeks. Dr Felicity de Cogan of the University of Birmingham revealed today that engineers are creating surfaces capable of rapidly neutralising the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Speaking at an online press conference, Dr de Cogan said the … Read more
A ‘car wash’ for supermarket trolleys that emits an anti-viral spray could help the UK avoid a second coronavirus spike. The mobile ‘Clean Trolley’ contraption, which is has already been distributed in mainland Europe, can make 30 trolleys virus-free in less than under 30 seconds. Trolleys are easily moved through the machine and is sprayed … Read more
The coronavirus could kill 1.04 per cent of all people who catch it, according to scientists. This death rate, estimated by researchers at Stanford University in California, would make COVID-19 10 times as deadly as the flu. It could also mean that around 4.65million people in the UK have had the virus already, based on … Read more
COVID-19 could kill one in every 133 people it infects, suggesting almost six million people in the UK have had it already, according to scientists. Researchers collected information from 13 global studies that tried to calculate the true death rate of the coronavirus and settled on an overall estimate of 0.75 per cent. This would … Read more