Our Test and Trace system is finally ‘world-beating’, DAVID DILLON discovered

The retired GP who called from NHS Test and Trace had a reassuringly old-fashioned voice.  He was hundreds of miles away in another part of England but his bedside manner was soothing and clearly honed in a bygone age.  Perhaps my Covid-induced fever was at work but it was easy to imagine him dressed in … Read more

57 million test kits are sent to schools in Boris’ bold first step out of lockdown

More than eight million pupils aged between four and 18 head back to the classroom from tomorrow as the UK takes its first and ‘irreversible’ steps out of lockdown. The move has the support of nine out of ten parents, who have been home schooling since January. Boris Johnson has hailed the return as heads … Read more

New video shows Mars Perseverance rover take a leisurely 21ft test drive and ‘flex’ its robotic arm

NASA’s Perseverance took its first drive across the surface of Mars. It was a short jaunt for the car-sized rover, which went about .01 miles an hour for about 21 feet total, including a 150-degree turn. NASA engineers called the drive a success and a ‘real milestone’ for the mission. The debut drive was one … Read more

Covid-19 test analyses your SCREAMS for traces of the virus 

Forget unpleasant swabs: New Covid-19 test analyses your SCREAMS for traces of the virus Dutch inventor Peter van Wees has developed a booth for Covid tests  It is airlocked and people go in and shout or scream at their loudest   Particles from exhaled air are then analysed based on size to detect Covid  The test … Read more

British Airways launches rapid Covid-19 test kits that cost just £33

British Airways launches rapid Covid-19 test kits that cost just £33 and can be used anywhere in the world – and MailOnline gets a result from one within 30 minutes The tests are by Government-approved firm Qured and available across the UK The results are emailed shortly after a video consultation with a health advisor … Read more

British Airways launches rapid Covid-19 test kits that cost just £33

British Airways launches rapid Covid-19 test kits that cost just £33 and can be used anywhere in the world – and MailOnline gets a result from one within 30 minutes The tests are by Government-approved firm Qured and available across the UK The results are emailed shortly after a video consultation with a health advisor … Read more

Kim Zolciak, 42, and husband Kroy Biermann, 35, test positive for COVID-19

Kim Zolciak, 42, of Real Housewives Of Atlanta and her husband Kroy Biermann, 35, have tested positive for COVID-19: ‘Been a hell of a ride’ Zolciak and her husband Kroy Biermann recently tested positive for COVID-19  The pair live in Atlanta and have four children together; she also has 2 daughters  By Heidi Parker For … Read more

NHS Test and Trace is 25 PER CENT more successful in parts of Essex than in Bradford

Test and Trace is missing a third of people who may be infected with coronavirus in parts of England, according to official data which highlights a disparity in the £22billion programme.  Statistics released by the Department of Health show a North-South divide has emerged in the success of the scheme, which experts say is crucial … Read more

Cuttlefish pass the ‘marshmallow test’ in US experiments

In an amazing show of self-control, cuttlefish can resist the impulse to eat a morsel of food if it means getting to eat two morsels later on, a new study shows.  In experiments, the marine molluscs passed a variation of the ‘marshmallow test’ – originally used in the 1970s to measure a child’s ability to … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Covid-19 test centre is hit by explosion in Dutch town that has seen surge in cases

BREAKING NEWS: Covid-19 test centre is hit by explosion in Dutch town that has seen surge in cases By Afp Published: 07:56 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 07:56 GMT, 3 March 2021 A Covid-19 test centre was hit by an explosion in the Netherlands today in an area which has suffered a surge in … Read more