Reverend wears face shield as churches reopen for socially-distanced private prayer

Places of worship across the UK reopened for private prayer on Monday with worshipers and clergymen wearing personal protective equipment. The government gave approval for church buildings to open up for supervised individual prayer for the first time since they closed their doors on March 24, while non-essential shops have also been allowed to reopen. At … Read more

Agent Carter star Enver Gjokaj talks his return on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Peggy Carter’s ending

Agent Carter star Enver Gjokaj talks his return on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Peggy Carter’s ending with Steve Rogers in Avengers: Endgame By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:09 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 08:17 BST, 11 June 2020 Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continued its seventh and final season with Wednesday night’s episode Alien … Read more

The GP-backed anti-coronavirus shield for plane seats that is set to be ready for use by mid-June

The GP-backed anti-coronavirus personal protection shield for plane seats that is set to be ready for aircraft use by mid-June (and won’t require airlines to reconfigure their cabins) Shield has been created by RAS Completions and is made from polycarbonate It can be fitted on to the back or sides of seats in all aircraft cabins … Read more

Researchers declare Hawai’i’s Pūhāhonu as the largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth

WHAT IS THE RING OF FIRE? Roughly 450 volcanoes make up this horseshoe-shaped belt with Kilauea situated in the middle. The belt follows the coasts of South America, North America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It’s known for frequent volcanic and seismic activity caused by the colliding of crustal plates. America’s most dangerous volcanoes … Read more

Recovered COVID-19 patients could help provide ‘shield immunity’, study claims

People who have caught COVID-19 and recovered from the disease could be encouraged to rejoin the general public to provide ‘shield immunity’. The reintroduction of recovered coronavirus patients would, in theory, help reduce the rate of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.  Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology say the immunity of the recovered patients … Read more

From a face shield to phone sanitiser and a hook to open doors… Gadgets to stop you catching Covid

Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more