One-day Glasto? Organisers of cancelled event hope for scaled-down version in September 

One-day Glastonbury? Organisers of cancelled event hope for scaled-down version in September Glastonbury had been cancelled for a second year running due to the pandemic Organisers raised hopes there will be a scaled-down celebration later in the year They said that an application had been made to put on a concert in September  By Daily Mail … Read more

Russia coronavirus: Bodies pile up in morgue as country hits one-day case record

A Russian medical worker has revealed the grim toll that coronavirus is taking on the country as he filmed the bodies of dozens of victims packed into a morgue.  ‘Corpses everywhere, corpses, corpses,’ the man can be heard saying as he gives viewers a tour of a corridor and dissection room that is typically used … Read more

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak, with total rising by more than 96,000 in 24 hours Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO Global deaths rose by 5,514 to a total of 1.05 million As a region, Europe is now … Read more

Reuters: U.S. hits a one-day record with 45,242 new coronavirus cases recorded Friday 

 The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, bringing the total number of Americans who have tested positive to at least 2.48 million. The Reuters tally of 45,242 cases differs from statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University, which said 39,972 … Read more

Scientists around the world go on one-day ‘strike for black lives’

Members of the STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — community have gone on a 24-hour strike to support the Black Lives Matter movement. The hashtags #ShutDownSTEM, and #ShutDownAcademia circulated widely on social media, as did support for ‘Strike For Black Lives’.  It received the backing of prestigious scientific journals AAAS and Nature, as well … Read more

India records its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases

India records its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases as country eases one of the world’s strictest lockdowns India recorded 1,553 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 17,265 Disease experts warn that the country of 1.3bn may not reach peak until June Nonetheless, parts of the industrial and agricultural sectors resumed today  … Read more