Ricky Gervais has hit out at celebrities for whining about having to self-isolate while NHS staff risk their lives to battle Covid-19. Mr Gervais, 58, said that once the coronavirus crisis is over he never wants to hear people ‘moaning about the welfare state’ or nurses again – and voiced his support for applauding healthcare … Read more
Workers at Foxconn in China are screened with thermal cameras, given daily temperature checks, and must eat in individual lunch stalls as factories reopen with heightened coronavirus monitoring Foxconn has reopened many of its Chinese factories with rigorous surveillance Workers are now assigned 20-person groups to minimize contact with others They’re given new face masks … Read more
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
Europe took its first tentative steps towards a return to normality on Monday as some countries re-opened businesses. And several other nations have announced they are preparing to ease their lockdown restrictions in the coming days. Spain and Italy – the two European countries worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak – have re-started some industries while Germany … Read more
Have you thought about where you’ll be when the lockdown restrictions are lifted? Here our travel writers reveal the places they are longing to visit around the UK as soon as it’s safe to do so. The Victorian grandeur of Gladstone’s Library in Flintshire, the decadence of The Methuen Arms in Wiltshire, the luxuriousness of … Read more
Kylie Jenner flashes her legs as she sunbathes by the swimming pool of her $12M mansion before filming Stormi running through the house By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 23:01 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 23:06 BST, 13 April 2020 Kylie Jenner is not letting self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic get her down. On … Read more
We are now firmly in week four of lockdown, and questions on how we should go about our daily lives, and the risks we face, remain important. We asked for your queries about the pandemic, which we then put to some of the country’s leading experts. Q. My neighbour has kindly left baked cakes on our … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday gathered the Democratic governors of five neighboring states to form a coronavirus ‘council’ to tackle how to reopen the country in a direct insult to President Trump who earlier tweeted that it was his decision and his alone. Cuomo was joined on a televised conference call by the governors of … Read more
The digital writing aid Grammarly will now flag the phrases ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ as potentially offensive and encourage people to instead use ‘COVID-19’ or ‘the coronavirus.’ The phrases were added to the tool’s list of sensitive words and phrases that should be avoided, as they can ‘encourage bias and misinformation.’ Grammarly points to a … Read more
Mystery over high risk to black and Asian Britons as BAME people disproportionately affected by Covid-19 Figures show 28 per cent of those needing Covid-19 treatment are black or Asian Concerns have been raised over the number of bus drivers contracting the virus In the US, similar trends have been established over ethnic differences Experts … Read more