Google reveals it blocks more than 18 MILLION coronavirus scam emails every day as criminals try and steal money and personal information from unsuspecting users during lockdown Google saw 18 million daily scam emails related to COVID-19 last week This includes malware and phishing emails intended to defraud users Google reports a further 240 million COVID-related … Read more
Africa could see anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million deaths due to coronavirus, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It warned that if the continent does not implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus then total infections could spiral out of control and reach 1.2 billion. But if intense social distancing … Read more
A bad time to be alive’: More than half of all Earth’s ocean life died off 444 million years ago because it ran out of oxygen, study shows Researchers studied samples of black shale from the Murzuq Basin in Libya They used this and existing data to build a model of ancient ocean oxygen levels It suggested … Read more
A pharmaceutical firm will donate two million antimalarials to the world’s largest COVID-19 medication trial following Donald Trump‘s praise of the drug. Accord Healthcare Ltd, a global medicine distributor, will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline healthcare workers in the COPCOV study. They will take a hydroxychloroquine tablet daily and be followed for a five-month period to … Read more
As many as 11 million Americans may lose their insurance in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report estimates. Amid the sprawling transmission of COVID-19, the economy has gone into free fall and US unemployment made a record-breaking jump of nearly 17 million in just three weeks as businesses shuttered to slow the … Read more
Deadly tornadoes that ripped through the South this weekend destroyed 1 million homes and businesses from Texas to the Carolinas, as those left homeless in some cases were moved into hotels because opening shelters was too risky because of the coronavirus outbreak. The storms which struck on Easter Sunday left at least 31 dead and … Read more
TikTok pledges $375 MILLION in coronavirus relief aid with a portion of it going to its online community of artists who need money for essentials TikTok is helping those impacted by the coronavirus by donating $375 million The funds will be used to help medical staff purchases supplies they need They are also giving money … Read more
Ron Dennis and his anaesthetist daughter race to supply a million meals to NHS workers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 13 April 2020 Front line: Ron Dennis,’s daughter Charlotte Hall (pictured), is an NHS anaesthetist Delivering meals to hard-pressed NHS staff is a … Read more