Smart contact lens developed that allows diabetics to monitor their glucose levels

Diabetics will be able to monitor their glucose level just by blinking thanks to new smart contact lenses that monitor liquid in the eye and share reports wirelessly. The new invention is being developed by researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea as an alternative to blood tests. The wireless and remotely … Read more

Army of council staff and civil servant ‘will help contact tracing of coronavirus patients’

Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help  Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing  Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more

Boris Johnson has been in contact with ministers and his private office

Boris Johnson has been in contact with ministers and his private office at Downing Street while he continues to recuperate at Chequers Boris Johnson is continuing ‘resting and recuperating’ at his country residence  Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick gives update on Prime Minister’s health  He was released from hospital last weekend after treatment in intensive care   … Read more

ACLU warns contact tracing apps monitoring spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks

ACLU warns contact tracing apps designed to monitor spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks if they do not have proper safeguards The ACLU says contact tracing apps will have to be made with privacy in mind It said that apps could have significant privacy risks if not designed properly Among other things the … Read more

Patients discharged from hospital early to create more capacity told NOT to contact their GP

Patients discharged from hospital early to free up beds for coronavirus patients have been told not to contact their GPs for advice. NHS England wrote to doctors at the weekend telling them discharged patients should not be phoning them or visiting A&E after they leave the ward.  They should instead be seeking help, if they … Read more

Australian woman’s fears for mother on board coronavirus death ship after losing contact

A terrified Brisbane woman has lost all contact with her elderly mother, who is one of 135 Australians stranded on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Central America that is being refused permission to dock.  Shirley Maclaren is a passenger on the Holland America Line Zaandam ship stranded in the Pacific Ocean off the Central America coast after it … Read more

Royal footman in regular contact with the Queen ‘tests positive for coronavirus’

A Royal footman who worked closely with the Queen has ‘tested positive for the killer coronavirus’. The man, who has not been named, is self-isolating at home but it has raised questions over whether he came into contact with Her Majesty while infected. Buckingham Palace aides have confirmed the Queen, 93, is in good health as … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Who has Boris Johnson been in contact with?

Where did Boris Johnson catch coronavirus… and who did he infect? How PM came into close contact with politicians and health chiefs over past 10 days before testing positive By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:56 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 27 March 2020 Boris Johnson has been in close contact with … Read more

Mama June’s daughters reveal they are not in contact with the troubled TV star

Mama June has not been returning the many phone calls made by her worried daughters. That is what 20-year-old Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon confessed during a teaser for the new WeTV show Mama June: Family Crisis, which will debut on Friday. The 40-year-old ‘Mama June’ Shannon has not been spending time with her children ever since … Read more

Parents are ‘weaponising’ coronavirus to stop partners having contact with their children

Warring parents are ‘weaponising’ coronavirus and using it to stop their estranged partners having contact with their children, Boris Johnson’s divorce lawyer claims Boris Johnson’s divorce lawyer was consulted on a family dispute due to virus One mother said her children wouldn’t visit father as they might be stuck there  Police are also preparing for … Read more