Coronavirus UK: NHS study suggests race may affect risk level

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

Graphs show how coronavirus infections are starting to level off

The spread of coronavirus appears to be slowing down or leveling off in countries around the world after half the world’s population found itself under lockdown orders. Graphs charting the number of daily infections in countries such as the US reveal how dramatic increases throughout March have now begun to stabilise.  Meanwhile previous hotspots such … Read more