Coronavirus UK: 500k FEWER have symptoms, tracking app shows

The number of people with coronavirus symptoms has plummeted since the UK’s lockdown started two weeks ago, according to scientists. A team of researchers at King’s College London, who developed the COVID Symptom Tracker app, say the number of people reporting symptoms has dropped. Latest analysis from the app, which has been used by more … Read more

Amazon tracking staff and will FIRE them for failing to socially distance themselves from co-workers

Amazon is tracking its warehouse staff and will fire them for failing to socially distance themselves from their co-workers.  Workers at facilities across the United States are said to have received letters from their employer explaining they could be sacked after just one warning.  A number of Amazon employees have walked out in recent days … Read more

Coronavirus tracking app branded ‘Orwellian’ but necessary by experts

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

Government is tracking Americans’ cell phones to see how they move and spread coronavirus

Government officials across the United States are using cellphones of millions in the country to get a better understanding of how the virus is spreading.  The federal government through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local governments have started reviewing data about the presence and movement of people from certain geographic areas using … Read more

Coronavirus symptom tracking app hits one million downloads in less than 48 hours 

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

Jeremy Hunt calls for tests and tracking to ‘break the chain’ of coronavirus transmission

Jeremy Hunt leads calls for more tests for NHS workers – as rules forcing staff to isolate when they may not have coronavirus are blasted as ‘ridiculous’ Jeremy Hunt said more tests and tracing may be more important than social distancing Mr Hunt also warned that it ‘may be too late’ to avoid Britain becoming … Read more

The NHS is working on a coronavirus ‘tracking app’

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

Microsoft stopped a botnet that affected more than 9 MILLION computers with secret tracking software

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