Bombshell US intelligence has laid bare how China lied about the human-to-human transmission of coronavirus, made whistle-blowers disappear and refused to help nations develop a vaccine as the outbreak spread across the world. The leaked 15-page research dossier from the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance reveals that the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New … Read more
Humanity would have been better prepared to fight the coronavirus with a vaccine had research not dwindled when past epidemics died down, a new report claims. During the the Sars outbreak between 2002 and 2004, several vaccine candidates were identified, the British Society for Immunology (BSI) has said. The Sars outbreak was also caused by … Read more
A government pandemic response drill four years ago found that the UK was woefully under-prepared to fight a future outbreak, it was revealed last night. The shortcomings exposed by Exercise Cygnus in 2016 included a lack of capacity in hospital and social care settings which risked becoming overwhelmed. Checking Britain had a sufficient supply of … Read more
Federal health officials say a three-month outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce is finally over. In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the contaminated lettuce, which was grown in Salinas, California, is ‘no longer available for sale.’ A total of 167 people were sickened across 27 states … Read more
A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more
Sixty people have died in the outbreak of vaping-linked lung illnesses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. Deaths have been reported in 27 states, but no new states have been added to the list of locations with fatalities. Officials note that they are still investigating additional deaths, so the toll will … Read more
Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak — without resorting to a complete lockdown — by using a combination of targeted isolation and social distancing. As of March 31, the region had only 715 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — including 94 asymptomatic cases — and four deaths among the population of 7.5 million. Experts from from … Read more
IMF warns countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the … Read more
Scammers are increasingly using the guise of streaming giant Netflix to steal money from people during the coronavirus pandemic, a security company says. US cyber safety company BrandShield has detected a total of 639 new domain names registered containing the word ‘Netflix’ in them since the beginning of 2020. More than a third of these … Read more
Travel may be off the agenda at the moment. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop exploring new places. Here, we round up the best travel books, virtual tours and TV and radio shows that will keep your passion for travel alive. Mexican road trip The book On The Plain of Snakes by Paul … Read more