Vitamin supplements could reduce women’s risk of getting Covid-19, a study has claimed. Researchers from King’s College London used data from their Covid Symptom Study app and found the daily pills could reduce the virus risk by up to 14 per cent. But the results were surprisingly specific – vitamin C and zinc, usually associated … Read more
Outdoor spaces are safer than indoor ones for catching coronavirus, and more people pose a greater risk than smaller groups, public health officials frequently remind us amid the pandemic. But a new online tool can help you nail down just how likely to you are to catch coronavirus if someone in your home, office or … Read more
A complex mathematical equation to work out the risk of catching the coronavirus if one person in a room is infected Covid-19 has been turned into a handy online tool. Created by researchers at MIT, it assumes a room hosts one infected person and allows the user to customise the settings of the room and … Read more
Jay-Z carries a football on the beach after catching up with Sean Penn and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in Hawaii By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 18:07 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 18:17 GMT, 18 November 2020 He’s enjoying some time in the tropics. And Jay-Z indulged in the island life as he carried … Read more
Can animals catch Covid-19? The chance of your dog catching Covid-19 strain is very slim, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Professor James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at the University of Cambridge, said: ‘Despite millions of people having had Covid-19, the numbers of pets found to be ill or infected is still tiny. … Read more
Short people may face a greater risk of catching coronavirus because of how droplets fall to the ground, a study has claimed. Researchers in Singapore measured the way Covid-19 travels after its expelled by an infected person keeping two metres apart from others. They found after the initial blast of a sneeze or cough, the … Read more
The former head of the Royal Navy has led backlash against a ban on Remembrance Sunday services inside churches, as he warned veterans faced catching pneumonia by being forced to stand outside. Most religious services are banned under winter lockdown restrictions, which began yesterday, with anyone caught attending facing a £200 fine. The ban will … Read more
Three quarters of Brits are more worried about impact of lockdown restrictions than catching coronavirus, poll finds Almost three in four people are more concerned about the impact of lockdown The results come from a poll of 2,000 adults by the Recovery group Recovery put forward its ‘five reasonable demands’ as they call for ministers … Read more
Wealthy flyers have been switching to private jets to avoid catching coronavirus from other passengers on commercial flights. Private jet operators and brokers reported an influx of business from customers hoping to book a flight with them for the first time amid the pandemic. Passengers pay a premium for an experience that allows them to … Read more
Nearly 100,000 Britons are getting infected with coronavirus every day, according to results of Government-led surveillance study that suggests the UK is hurtling towards a second peak that could rival the first. The REACT-1 project — which has been swabbing tens of thousands of people every week — estimated there were around 96,000 people getting … Read more