Area around Cheltenham Racecourse shows Covid-19 spike

Postcodes surrounding Cheltenham racecourse have had the highest number of coronavirus hospital admissions after this year’s annual festival went ahead.    More than 250,000 people attended the four-day event in Prestbury Park which took place between March 10 and March 13. The decision to go ahead with the races was slammed by many after a number … Read more

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings received $38 MILLION in 2019 as company reports spike in subscriptions

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ fortunes continue to rise as a new SEC filing reports the streaming service’s co-founder received a total of $38 million in 2019. Hasting’s total pay package last year was up 16 per cent from what he was paid in 2018, reports Netflix in its annual proxy statement Wednesday.    Hastings’ most recent … 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

Netflix expected to reveal spike in demand for its services

With people stuck at home due to coronavirus, Netflix set to reveal spike in demand for its services By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 19 April 2020 Netflix is expected to have gained millions of subscribers when it reveals its first quarter results tomorrow.  … Read more

‘Spike’ in calls to PFA asking for help over mental health issues

‘Spike’ in calls to PFA asking for help as coronavirus lockdown affects players ’emotionally and mentally’ with concerns over rise in gambling addiction as boredom kicks in PFA reports rise in players contacting them with mental health problems  Cases have ‘spiked’ with football shut down amid the Covid-19 pandemic  There has also been a rise … Read more

Coronavirus crisis causes spike in the number of Britons dying at home

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Spike in older drivers giving up licences since Prince Philip’s Sandringham crash

There’s been a 20% spike in older drivers giving up their licences since Prince Philip surrendered his own at the age of 97 after Sandringham crash Some 8,014 motorists over the age of 70 gave up their driving licences last year That’s up from 6,612 in 2018, DVLA records showed  – an increase of 21% Retirement … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown leads to a spike in poaching in Cambodia

The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling an increase in poaching in Asia, a wildlife charity has warned. COVID-19 and the associated lockdown is giving poachers ‘free rein’ to hunt protected species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Charity, a US-based non-profit with plots around the world. In particular, three critically endangered giant ibis have been killed in … Read more

Daily ‘smart thermometer’ data shows spike in fevers predicted first COVID-19 deaths in 41 states

Spikes in fevers across the US predicted deaths from the novel coronavirus in most states just days beforehand.   Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has been tracking daily fever readings using data from smart thermometers connected to the Internet. Of the 47 states that have experienced deaths from COVID-19, the disease … Read more