Chinese media outlets have linked the origin of the coronavirus pandemic with Italy after a Milan-based professor said doctors there saw ‘very strange’ pneumonia cases as early as November. Beijing is now rejecting the widely held assessment that the city of Wuhan is the birthplace of the global outbreak after the number of daily infections … Read more
Police in Virginia are not pressing charges against two teenagers identified as having filmed themselves coughing on produce in a grocery store and uploading the video to social media. Authorities are warning of the ‘disturbing trend’ which has appeared on social media as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, calling on parents to monitor their children’s actions … Read more
The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown suffered the wrath of keyboard warriors on Friday, when she dictated a questionable caption on her most recent bikini-clad Instagram portrait. ‘What’s more contagious than a smile,’ wrote the 25-year-old reality star, who could be seen posing before a slew of palm trees. Shortly after posting, Brown was quickly met … Read more
Pub goers have taken to social media to lament Boris Johnson’s announcement that pubs and restaurants across the country will be closed by sharing humourous memes and pictures. The announcement comes as the Prime Minister detailed unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more
The number of teenagers and young children admitted to hospital for eating disorders has soared in the past decade, alarming figures reveal. Admissions for those aged 18 or under have more than doubled from 1,700 in 2010 to 4,500 last year. Shockingly, the number of admissions for children under 13 has tripled since 2010, rising … Read more
Major tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have issued a joint statement on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has killed over 7,100 people.
From vagina-sweetening pills to eating grapefruit to prevent heart disease, 2019 had its fair share of outrageous health claims. Ian Marber, a London-based nutritional therapist, has amassed thousands of fans for debunking several of them on his Twitter page. Now, in a piece for MailOnline, Mr Marber has revealed 16 of the strangest claims he … 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
Ireland will celebrate St Patrick’s Day on social media after all public events are cancelled, 7,000 pubs are shut and the government calls on people not to organise or participate in private house parties due to coronavirus. Thousands left without parades for the biggest day in the Irish calendar have been urged to share photos … Read more
Thoughtful Brits have taken to social media to offer help to vulnerable neighbours during the coronavirus outbreak. Offers of help poured in on social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Reddit amid fears for the frail and elderly, who are at greatest risk of serious illness as a result of Covid-19. It comes as Transport … Read more