People are starving for physical touch as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, and it’s beginning to take a real toll on physical and mental health. With lockdowns, school closures and stay-at-home orders, many of us have not shaken hands or hugged another person in weeks, sometimes months. Earlier this year, a survey found … Read more
‘They thought I was winding them up!’ Big Brother host Sonia Kruger reveals how the housemates reacted to news of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:34 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 02:34 BST, 7 June 2020 Big Brother Australia host Sonia Kruger has revealed how the housemates … Read more
The Mandalorian season two is still on schedule for its October 2020 release date, despite the closure of many television and film productions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Series creator and head writer Jon Favreau confirmed the welcome news for eager fans during a virtual panel for the ATX Television Festival. ‘We were … Read more
Law & Order: SVU to tackle George Floyd killing and COVID-19 pandemic when show returns for season 22 By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 01:18 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 01:18 BST, 6 June 2020 Hollywood is still on lockdown as productions are halted amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. But several shows are ready … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock tonight warned Britons not to attend large scale anti-racism demonstrations this weekend due to the risk of coronavirus. He urged people to think of ‘the safety of their loved ones’ and said Covid-19 remained a ‘real threat’. Speaking at a Downing Street coronavirus briefing today, he urged people not to attend … Read more
Scientists have found more evidence that ‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary research from Hong Kong found that around 20 per cent of COVID-19 sufferers are highly infectious, and responsible for 80 per cent of all transmissions. However, 70 per cent of people infected with the virus do not … Read more
The rapidity with which a pandemic can transmogrify into a financial crisis, blocking the plumbing of the monetary system, is outlined in graphic detail by the Bank of England’s markets chief Andrew Hauser. In a Bloomberg speech, he reveals that as the moving vans were idling outside Threadneedle Street – with Mark Carney leaving the … Read more
Fitbit follows Dyson and NASA in developing a ‘low cost’ emergency ventilator to treat coronavirus patients during the pandemic FitBit’s ‘Flow’ ventilator has been designed to be intuitive and easy-to-use The firm hopes it will reduce demand on the specialists who oversee ventilators Emergency ventilators will be used when traditional models are unavailable The FitBit … Read more
Free TV licences for over-75s should be saved for ‘moral and public health reasons’, says charity for the elderly Age UK. The BBC postponed axing the perk due to the coronavirus outbreak, after the Government withdrew funding for it starting this month, but the extension ends on 1 August. Age UK is urging a rethink, … Read more
As the number of hospitalized coronavirus cases increased in the US, the number of emergency room visits decreased, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds. Emergency department visits fell by more than 40 percent during the peak of the pandemic compared to the same time last year, according to … Read more