Coronavirus: Transport for London worker tests positive

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Transport for London worker tests positive for the killer coronavirus

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet

NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet – but does offer guidance for transgender men Informational leaflet was created by Public Health England on behalf of the NHS Early edition did not mention specifically women under heading ‘Who we invite’ Been amended to say ‘cervical screening is for women and people with a … Read more

Coronavirus hits Oxford University: Student tests positive for deadly bug

Coronavirus hits Oxford University: Student tests positive for deadly bug after returning from overseas travel, confirms Public Health England The student is believed to have self-isolated as soon as they had symptoms  Oxford University said there is a low risk to other staff and students there  By Terri-ann Williams For Mailonline Published: 07:57 GMT, 8 … Read more

Photographer Amos Chapple tests the new iPhone 11 Pro’s night mode in Arctic Murmansk during winter

The vaunted iPhone 11 Pro has a ‘night mode’ – and where better to test it than in Arctic Murmansk during December, when the sun never rises? That was the thinking behind Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple’s odyssey to the Russian city. And the results are mesmerising. Radio Free Europe photographer Amos Chapple visited … Read more

Concessions vendor at Seattle Dragons XFL game tests positive for coronavirus

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

Spotify tests voice activation feature that lets users control the app hands-free with one command

Hey, Spotify: music streaming giant tests new voice activation feature that lets users control the app hands-free Spotify is testing a ‘Hey Spotify’ feature that enables voice commands A test suggests the feature can only be used when the app is open  It could pave the way for greater voice-activation in the future  By James … Read more

Facebook shuts down its Seattle headquarters after contractor tests positive for coronavirus 

Facebook has announced that a contractor working in its Seattle headquarters has tested positive for coronavirus, as the disease continues to spread through Washington State. The employee was last in the social media giant’s Stadium East office in Seattle on February 21 – around 12 miles from the nursing home which is connected to at … Read more

Amazon employee in company’s Seattle headquarters tests positive for coronavirus 

Amazon employee working in the company’s Seattle headquarters tests positive for the coronavirus – 12 miles away from nursing home where six infected patients have died Amazon employee in Seattle went home feeling sick on February 25 Employee subsequently tested positive for coronavirus, staff were told The infected worker is currently in quarantine, according to … Read more

British woman tests positive for coronavirus at Tenerife hotel

British woman tests positive for coronavirus at Tenerife hotel: Sixth case at quarantined resort is revealed to be UK tourist who is now recovering in hospital Canary Islands authorities say the British holidaymaker tested positive yesterday She is now in hospital after she was taken out of the H10 Costa Adeje Palace  Dozens of UK … Read more