Yesterday was April 1st, and there was a lot of po-faced talk online about banning April Fool pranks, claiming they’re not in keeping with the current crisis. As a result, they were in pretty short supply. And I guess, under the circumstances, I can understand why. But that was a missed opportunity! There’s nothing like … Read more
Scott Morrison has issued a grim warning that further hardships are likely on the way as a result of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases soared overnight. Australia saw a significant spike in the number of coronavirus cases on Monday morning with the amount of people infected jumping from 1,355 to 1,630 – with … Read more
Boris Johnson has told the British public that they must keep six feet apart even when they are outside and has threatened to close parks if people refuse to keep their distance. The PM used his daily press conference to warn there was ‘no doubt’ he would act to shut open spaces and limit all … Read more
New York City has recorded 1664 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, taking the total number to 3615. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the shocking statistic in a press conference held Thursday afternoon, with the official number soaring by over 1000 in the hours since state Governor Andrew Cuomo updated the public earlier … Read more
After reaching a point of near extinction, Mexican gray wolf populations in the US have begun to rebound, growing 24 percent in 2019. According to new census information from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the number of Mexican gray wolves in the US rose to 163 in 2019, from 131 in 2018. The increase … Read more
A gang of thugs smashed a Sainsbury’s shop front in south London in a nighttime raid as supermarkets come under huge pressure amid coronavirus fears. Six men tried stealing alcohol from the New Kent Road store in Elephant and Castle at around 10.50pm yesterday by ‘concealing spirits in their clothes’. Police said that Sainsbury’s staff … Read more
Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t agree with his Treasury secretary that unemployment rates could reach levels as high as 20 per cent. ‘No, well I don’t agree with that. No, I don’t agree,’ he insisted during a White House press briefing on coronavirus Wednesday afternoon. ‘That’s an absolute, total, worst case scenario,’ he … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus death and infection toll today jumped again, as health chiefs revealed 71 Britons have now died and almost 2,000 have been struck down across the home nations. NHS England confirmed 14 more deaths and revealed a 45-year-old had become Britain’s youngest victim of the outbreak so far. Wales and Scotland each recorded … Read more
A second coronavirus patient has died in Scotland, taking the UK’s death toll to 56. The person was elderly, had other health problems and was being treated by the NHS board for Glasgow, the Scottish Government said in its announcement. Wales has diagnosed a further 12 cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the UK’s total … 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