Authorities in New Orleans are to start accepting patients with coronavirus from today after setting up a temporary field hospital at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the city. It’s the same site where thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees gathered in 2005. The temporary hospital which has room for up to two thousand people. … Read more
Military and medical staff on board the US Navy’s lead hospital ship, ‘Mercy’, are making preparations to take on as many as 1,000 non-coronavirus patients while docked in Los Angeles. The former super oil tanker left its home port in San Diego earlier this week to help free up beds on the mainland in the … Read more
Conan O’Brien walks his dogs with family as he prepares to broadcast show from home via an iPhone By Lizzie Smith For Dailymail.com Published: 02:19 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 02:19 GMT, 23 March 2020 He’s taking a brief break from broadcasting his late night TBS show during the coronavirus pandemic. And Conan O’Brien fitted … Read more
Holy smoke! Vicar accidentally sets himself on FIRE as he prepares church’s online Sunday service Rev. Stephen Beach was holding e-sermon for St Budeaux Church, Plymouth He leaned in too close to a candle which caught his jumper, setting it alight Suffered a hole in his favourite sermon jumper but otherwise unharmed Comes as … Read more
Alex Jones presented The One Show alone in the studio on Wednesday, after co-host Matt Baker went into self-isolation for two weeks. The presenter, 43, appeared in good spirits as she hosted the show by herself, and was seen with comedian Chris Addison and members of RAF team The Red Arrows. Alex put on a … Read more
Thousands of people including British travellers were fleeing Paris today as the French capital enters full Coronavirus lockdown. Huge queues were building up at railway and coach station before draconian new measures came into force at midday today. Despite government pleas to ‘stay at home’, rail operator SNCF reported large numbers heading away from urban … Read more
‘I can’t imagine what it will be like not to see him every day:’ Ruth Langsford is ready for a ‘new adventure’ as she prepares to turn 60… despite sadness over her son Jack leaving home By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 01:56 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 16 March 2020 … Read more
The world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been ramped up as Lebanon announced plans to temporarily close its borders, Israel’s president was tested for coronavirus and the US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the second time in a fortnight. Italy’s death toll has seen a huge rise in the number of deaths from … Read more
Mark-Paul Gosselaar debuts blonde hairdo as he prepares for three-episode return as Zack Morris in Saved By The Bell revival By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 06:49 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 07:10 GMT, 14 March 2020 A fleet of shows have stopped shooting because of the coronavirus pandemic. But Mark-Paul Gosselaar was busily … Read more
NASA is conducting planetary defence drills to see what would happen if an apocalyptic space rock was heading straight for Earth. Participants will discuss potential preparations for studying an asteroid or comet, as well as how to deflect it and lessen the damage caused by any impact. The space agency has been scanning the skies … Read more