Cloth masks are NOT enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing because they let in enough droplets to infect someone standing less than six feet away, study finds Five types of masks were examined: an N95 mask, s surgical mask, a cloth mask, a two-layer cloth mask and a wet two-later cloth … Read more
Schools could be closed for all of January amid fears that the mutant coronavirus strain spreads more easily among children. With cases surging in many parts of the country, Downing Street sources admitted yesterday that it was ‘too early’ to guarantee all pupils would be back in their classrooms by January 11. Officials told the … Read more
Covid reaches ANTARCTICA: 36 people stationed at a Chilean research base catch the disease – meaning it has now spread to every continent 36 people at General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme base tested positive Monday This includes 26 army personnel and another 10 contractors doing maintenance Chilean army said it had flown back all those who tested … Read more
Thousands sign up to ring a bell (or bang a saucepan) at 6pm on Christmas Eve to spread ‘hope and togetherness’ before phoning isolated neighbours and relatives The campaign is backed by the Prime Minister and his fiancée Carrie Symonds More than 445,000 have signed up to take part in the event through Facebook Mary … Read more
Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more
Wearing a face mask while walking along crowded shopping streets grabbing gifts for Christmas could slow the spread of coronavirus, scientists have claimed. Current rules only require the coverings to be worn inside shops, with many quickly ripping them off as soon as they step back outside. But top experts have now urged Britons to … Read more
Gigi Hadid shares lovely snaps of her house and table spread as she hosts a Thanksgiving meal for the first time at home: ‘My first TG hosting gig’ By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 23:05 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 27 November 2020 It’s a season of firsts for this new mother. … Read more
A couple have turned on their Christmas lights display two months after they began rigging their home with hundreds of the festive lights. Helen and John Attlesey decorate their house in Soham, Cambridgeshire, every year to raise money for charity. The donations are given to three organisations that helped their grandson Jacob recover from a serious … Read more
Top scientists have warned there is a ‘troubling lack of evidence’ that face masks prevent Covid-19 infection, after a major study in Denmark found they don’t protect people who wear them. Governments around the world — including the UK — have made it mandatory to wear a face covering in indoor public spaces, despite a … Read more
A deadly Ebola-like disease found in Bolivia can spread from person to person, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday. Known as the Chapare virus, the infection causes high fevers, abdominal pain, bleeding gums, eye pain and skin rashes. A single case was reported in the Bolivian province for which … Read more