Boris Johnson has ‘trashed’ public trust and adherence to lockdown, Government advisers warned last night. Psychology professor Stephen Reicher said the Prime Minister’s defence of Dominic Cummings had threatened the UK’s fight against coronavirus. The University of St Andrews academic, who serves on the SAGE committee advising the Government on behavioural science, tweeted: ‘I can … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Donald Trump may be crazy but efforts of his business and financial team put those of Rishi Sunak and our own banking pygmies in shade By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 One of the great hobbies of the British … Read more
Matt Hancock faced ridicule today as he unveiled a new badge for under-pressure care workers amid fury over the rising death toll of vulnerable patients in homes. The Health Secretary used the daily press coronavirus press conference to reveal a ‘single brand’ for care workers to allow them to access the same perks as NHS … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres shows viewers how to make homemade masks while her wife Portia De Rossi opens up about efforts to make PPE for healthcare workers amid outbreak of coronavirus Portia has divert her art company’s resources toward those in need Company is in collaboration producing face masks with their equipment Portia said she was ‘super … Read more
Workers at Foxconn in China are screened with thermal cameras, given daily temperature checks, and must eat in individual lunch stalls as factories reopen with heightened coronavirus monitoring Foxconn has reopened many of its Chinese factories with rigorous surveillance Workers are now assigned 20-person groups to minimize contact with others They’re given new face masks … Read more
Ryan Seacrest donates $1 million to help relief efforts in LA and NYC amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘I wanted to do something in the immediate to give back in these unprecedented times’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 19:48 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 19:48 BST, 13 April 2020 Ryan Seacrest is donating $1 million … Read more
George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1m to coronavirus aid efforts… helping out of work Hollywood workers and Britain’s NHS The actor and the human rights barrister will give $250K each to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, The SAG-AFTRA Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles Clooney is a board member for … Read more
Chinese man defies social-distancing pleas and carries FIVE WOMEN on his electric bike amid coronavirus crisis… before being detained Viral footage shows a moped with six people on board zooming down a street None was wearing a face mask as they crammed onto the tiny vehicle in China The man said he was forced to … Read more
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un warns of ‘serious consequences’ if coronavirus spreads to his country as South Korea reports nearly 600 new cases Kim called for the country’s anti-epidemic headquarters to strengthen screening It came as South Korea reported 594 new coronavirus cases on Friday night No new deaths were immediately reported, keeping Seoul’s death … Read more