Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of people given the higher of two doses being tested. Chloroquine and a newer, similar drug called hydroxychloroquine, have been pushed by President Donald Trump after some early tests … Read more
Second home-owners flouting the coronavirus lockdown are posting their luggage through couriers in an attempt to avoid police. Rural crime teams have reported investigating delivery vans carrying suitcases filled with clothes through police checkpoints, so that if families are stopped enroute they will not be found with them. It comes as furious villagers have demanded second … Read more
Border Force officers have stopped migrants crossing the Channel for a fifth consecutive day as the MailOnline can reveal none of the 130 who have been brought into Dover this week have been tested for coronavirus. It comes after 63 migrants crammed in four small boats were stopped on Tuesday, bringing the total number stopped … Read more
Any form of cloth mouth cover, including a mask, can stop coronavirus spreading via invisible saliva droplets when an infected person talks, a study has found. Previous wisdom has said coughing or sneezing poses the highest chance of passing on the SARS-CoV-2 virus — which causes the disease COVID-19 — because they expel nasal or … Read more
Leading scientist Neil Ferguson admits airport officials only spotted a THIRD of passengers returning to the UK with coronavirus – despite calls for screening at Arrivals – allowing virus to get a foothold around the country In early March passengers were arriving back from countries hit by virus Last week planes continued to come into … Read more
Parents have claimed supermarkets are preventing them from shopping with their children as part of a crackdown on social distancing rules. Many grocers have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. Supermarkets have seen a … Read more
Now doctors say people should be stopped from moving around within Britain ‘without delay’ and London MUST be locked down completely Six health experts warned Britain is losing a ‘very small window of opportunity’ The group of academics urged ministers to stop people moving within Britain It comes as UK coronavirus death toll surges by … 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
It was meant to be the night she met the 32 bachelors vying for her love. But unfortunately for new Bachelorette, Clare Crawley, it wasn’t meant to be, with the show’s production coming to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak. Host Chris Harrison took to his social media on Friday evening to share a three … Read more
Microsoft has disrupted a Russian botnet that infected more than 9 MILLION computers with malicious software that was used for a wide range of internet fraud Microsoft has disrupted one of the world’s largest and longest running botnets The Necurs botnet was based in Russia and affected 9 million computers It had been used to … Read more