Asda issues ‘no touch’ warning urging shoppers to only handle items they intend to buy to prevent coronavirus spread – while Aldi customers are told to only pick up trolleys they will use Aldi and Asda are encouraging customers to only touch items they will buy The policy is the latest measure introduced to limit … Read more
Babies who are breastfed in infancy carry fewer harmful viruses in their guts than those fed exclusively on bottle milk, a study claims. Scientists studied the first stools of 20 babies aged up to four days and a separate group of 124 babies aged between one and four months. Evidence from the faecal matter found … Read more
Justin Trudeau has encouraged Canadians to wear a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but appeared to instantly regret the way he did it in a speech on Tuesday. The Prime Minister was speaking frankly about the virus, when he told viewers that masks would stop people ‘speaking moistly’. He immediately backtracked on the gross … Read more
Face masks do not stop people from catching coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) in light of recent studies suggesting the opposite. The United Nations’ health body was forced to review new evidence from Hong Kong claiming mass-issuing masks may have helped contain the pandemic. But the WHO maintains the public should not … Read more
Boeing’s 787 airliners will soon have to be turned off and on again at least every 51 days to prevent ‘several potentially catastrophic failure scenarios’. A directive from the US government will force the planes to be shut down regularly to avoid glitches in the on-board computer systems. If left for too long without being … Read more
A physician says a combination of drugs could prevent coronavirus patients from needing ventilators. Dr Steven Quay is hoping to get a clinical trial started to see the effect of two medications, previously approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for other conditions, to treat COVID-19 – the disease caused by the virus. … Read more
Britain’s police chiefs are begging millions of Britons to adhere to Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown as they admit to being powerless to enforce it. Forces across the country are understood to be confused and divided over the rules and the sweeping powers afforded by the emergency laws. Guidance from the National Police Chiefs’ Council states … 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
Father invents ‘coronavirus safety pod’ for his son to prevent the baby from catching the deadly disease Shanghai parent, 30, created the portable case to protect his son while outside The pod is equipped with an air purifier and a monitor that can detect air quality Bai Ying said he was inspired by a popular … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more