ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … 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
Footage has surfaced of a group of penguins hopping down a flight of stairs in their Cape Town aquarium. The video shows a colony of African penguins and some rescued rockhopper penguins allowed to roam freely outside their enclosure. The adorable birds bounce down two flights of stairs, with very few slip ups. As the … Read more
New York City has been turned into a virtual ghost town as the coronavirus takes hold with the city’s residents listening to government’s advice to practice social distancing. Public spaces that are usually packed with people including thousands of tourists have been left deserted. With Broadway shows shuttered, Times Square appeared eerily quiet, while Grand Central Terminal … Read more
TOWIE’s Yazmin Oukhellou puts on a busty display in a plunging black top and skintight suede trousers as she enjoys a night on the town By Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 08:52 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 14:14 GMT, 15 March 2020 She raised eyebrows on Friday night, when she was seen putting on … Read more
An Italian town at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic is holding burials every half an hour after 146 people died there in a week. The mortuary at the local hospital in Bergamo, Lombardy, is full, with bodies kept in churches while awaiting burial. It comes as Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro … Read more
The green, green grass…of Salford! Area once dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by folk singer Ewan MacColl is crowned the greenest place to live in England and Wales By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:12 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 01:14 GMT, 15 March 2020 It was fondly dubbed a ‘dirty old town’ by … Read more
New York City has turned into a ghost town with typically-packed subways cars left completely empty and tourist-filled hot spots like Times Square and Central Park eerily deserted. On Friday President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that $50billion in federal resources be allocated to combat the contagious outbreak that has impacted 49 … Read more
A gang of brazen thieves who stripped a town park of its entire stock of daffodils were being hunted by cops today. Just seven out of an estimated 10,000 blooming daffodils were left standing after the flowers were cut at their stems in an ‘industrial scale’ operation earlier this week. The flowers, worth around £2,000, … Read more
New Rochelle resembled a ghost town Thursday after it was announced a one-mile containment area will be set up in an effort stop the spread of coronavirus. The city in Westchester County accounts for more than 120 of New York’s 217 confirmed cases. Pictures from inside the containment zone show deserted streets, empty restaurants and closed schools. … Read more