Coronavirus lockdowns may have prevented 3million deaths in Europe — including half a million the UK alone, a study has suggested. Imperial College London researchers tracked outbreaks in 11 European countries to estimate how effective strict social distancing measures have been. Up to four per cent of people across the nations had caught the disease … Read more
Elon Musk calls for the BREAKUP of Amazon for refusing to publish journalist’s book questioning wisdom of coronavirus lockdowns – before the company backs down and claims it rejected the title ‘in error’ Journalist Alex Berenson said on Wednesday that Amazon rejected his e-book A skeptic of lockdowns, Berenson laid out government data to back … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns are worsening child obesity due to less physical activity and poorer diets, including increased intake of crisps, red meat and sugary drinks. US researchers found obese kids in Italy ate more junk food and watched more TV at the expense of physical activity during the Covid-19 social distancing measures. Compared with this time … Read more
Social distancing and lockdowns have helped cut the rate of novel coronavirus transmission by half in most US counties, a new study suggests. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at the rate of transmission is more than 1,400 countries across the country both over a two-month period. They found that about 82 percent have been … Read more
Kaley Cuoco smiles with glee as she dines out with husband Karl for the first time in months: ‘One of the best nights’ By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 17:23 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 30 May 2020 Ventura County is California’s first place to have had lockdown restrictions eased. And Kaley … Read more
She recently enjoyed a lavish 21st birthday celebration in lockdown where she was showered with gifts including designer clothes and a puppy from boyfriend Tommy Fury. And following her low-key but still sensational big day, Molly-Mae Hague later reflected on her 20th birthday the year before, where she was once again in ‘lockdown’ ahead of … Read more
Whole towns could face ‘local lockdowns’ if they have a flare-up of coronavirus cases, Matt Hancock confirms By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 20:35 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 20:38 BST, 26 May 2020 ‘Local lockdowns’ could be imposed on whole towns if there are regional flare-ups of coronavirus cases in England, Matt Hancock … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns have failed to alter the course of the pandemic but have instead ‘destroyed millions of livelihoods’, a JP Morgan study has claimed. Falling infection rates since lockdowns were lifted suggest that the virus ‘likely has its own dynamics’ which are ‘unrelated to often inconsistent lockdown measures’, a report published by the financial services … Read more
Regular six-week lockdowns could be the way to defeat the coronavirus, according to Cambridge University scientists. Researchers have suggested that alternating between 50 days of strict lockdown and 30 days of more relaxed social distancing could be the safest way forward. Under such a scenario an epidemic could last a year and a half, they … Read more
Lockdowns could be eased regionally, Number 10 today admitted on the back of promising data that suggested just 24 people a day are being struck down with the coronavirus in London. Downing Street’s official spokesperson revealed some of the government’s strict measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 could be eased ‘at different rates in … Read more