Fauci: Rising positive test rates are a ‘good predictor’ states should pause reopenings

As coronavirus cases continue to rise across much of the US, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warned that states need to heed the warning signs when the percentage of people testing positive each day starts to tick upward.  And when it does, they may need to reconsider their reopening schedules, warned Dr Fauci … Read more

School reopenings WILL trigger coronavirus outbreaks, study suggests

School reopenings WILL trigger coronavirus outbreaks, study suggests: Korean CDC finds middle and high school-age children can spread the virus just as easily as adults The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at household and nonhousehold contacts of more than 5,700 coronavirus patients Children under age 10 were about half as likely as … Read more

Prince William raises a pint to pub re-openings in England as he visits one of his locals in Norfolk

Prince William raised a pint to pub re-openings in England as he visited one of his locals in Norfolk today. The future king, 38, popped into the Rose & Crown in Snettisham, around six miles from his family’s country home, Anmer Hall, and savoured his first sip of cider at a pub since the coronavirus … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Wetherspoons considers June pub reopenings

Wetherspoon’s plans to start re-opening its pubs and hotels ‘in or around June’, it was revealed today.  Chairman Tim Martin was forced to close all 900 pubs and furlough 40,000 workers before Britain went on lockdown.  He was among the last on the High Street to shut up shop, with drinkers downing their final pints … Read more

Iran officials warn ‘hasty re-openings’ could trigger new wave of coronavirus

Fears of ‘fresh outbreak’ in Iran: Officials warn ‘hasty re-openings’ could trigger new wave of coronavirus cases after 76 die following easing of lockdown measures One official said easing measures could ‘complicate efforts’ to curb the spread Provinces like Gilan and Mazandaran are showing signs of a fresh outbreak   President Hassan Rouhan has now warned restrictions … Read more