Did European athletes catch coronavirus while competing at World Military Games in Wuhan in OCTOBER?

French athletes believe they caught coronavirus at the World Military Games in Wuhan in October, 20 days before the first recorded case in China. It comes after it was revealed that Frenchman Amirouche Hammar, 43, had been infected with COVID-19 outside Paris as early as December. The hospital where Hammar was treated for chest pains … Read more

Government science experts warn antibody tests could prompt workers to try to catch coronavirus

Employers could shun workers who have not had coronavirus after lockdown, prompting people to actively try to catch the disease or obtain fake test results on the blackmarket, the government’s science experts warned ministers.  Secret documents prepared by the independent Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) last month outlined the potential drawbacks of introducing … Read more

Dover officials hand out face masks and blankets after border police catch up to 49 immigrants

Dover officials handed out face masks and blankets to 49 migrants who were intercepted crossing the Channel in three boats today. The migrants were picked up by Border Force off the Kent coast near Dover as they attempted to cross the English Channel in three small dinghies between 5am and 6am. Photographs captured several of … Read more

Coronavirus: Children just as likely to catch infection, study says

Children are just as likely as adults to get infected with the coronavirus and spread it to other people, a study has found. In research that will come as a blow to Britain’s hopes of reopening schools any time soon, scientists in China found children are just as at risk of infection. How COVID-19 affects … Read more

How cattle, sheep and even cats can catch coronavirus

The novel strain of coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic may have evolved to infect domestic cats and many species of farm animal — potentially creating a vast haven from which it may repeatedly invade humans, new research has found. A scientific report, submitted to a journal run by the world-renowned Pasteur Institute, in Paris, … Read more

People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus

People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus – this is due to an overproduction of immune cells in the lungs, a new study finds. Experts from Wuhan University found people with high blood glucose levels have a much greater chance of catching more severe strains of the deadly virus. … Read more

Gorillas in Africa are ‘put on lockdown’ amid fears they will catch coronavirus 

Gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have been ‘put on lockdown’ amid fears that they might also be able to catch the coronavirus. The move has seen gorilla tourism suspended for present and the closure of sanctuaries for other apes — including orangutans, which are also endangered.  While habitat loss and … Read more

Growing fear you can catch Covid-19 more than once

For those who have already been infected with Covid-19, the idea of having an immunity certificate to allow a return to normal life sounds like an attractive prospect. The proposal, put forward by Health Secretary Matt Hancock earlier this month, is based on the theory that having the virus and beating it means we have … Read more