Non-contact infrared thermometers are commonly used in workplaces and restaurants as a screening tool for Covid-19, but a recent article by two leading experts have questioned the validity of these temperature checks. Dr William Wright at the Johns Hopkins University and Dr Philip Mackowiak, Emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Maryland, say the devices … Read more
Friday night in central London: I am standing in the foyer of Odeon’s flagship cinema in Leicester Square. Cinema-goers in face masks are waiting in line to buy food and drinks, and showing staff their tickets before taking their seats in the huge 800-capacity auditorium. I see friends, families and couples — in total, around … Read more
How the Mail titles dominate the news landscape: MailOnline and sister publications are visited or bought by 50% more Britons than nearest print rivals Mail’s titles are read by 17 per cent of people in the UK according to report 36% of all British people who consume news do so by consulting Mail titles Next … Read more
How the Mail titles dominate the news landscape: MailOnline and sister publications are visited or bought by 50% more Britons than nearest print rivals Mail’s titles are read by 17 per cent of people in the UK according to report 36% of all British people who consume news do so by consulting Mail titles Next … Read more
We suddenly got a warning on the VHF radio that a Belgian warship was within range and that we should keep clear. We weren’t keen on tangling with it, so we swiftly checked the map and altered our course. The warning came through as we steadily bobbed across the world’s busiest shipping lane on our … Read more
July is high season for party hotspot Ibiza and it would normally be thrumming with tourists with a yen for sun, sea and unbridled hedonism. This summer, however, the island has a very different tempo. The streets are quiet and while some places are open, the superclubs like Amnesia and Privilege remain shut until at … Read more
Twelve miles of safety signage, about two miles of plexiglass and 2,000 hand-sanitising stations. When Disneyland Paris reopens next Wednesday, July 15, after a four-month coronavirus-prompted shutdown, it’ll look a bit different. But, as MailOnline Travel discovered during a sneak peek tour today – not that different. MailOnline’s Travel Editor Ted Thornhill in front of … Read more
From Garmin Smartwatch to Amazon’s Echo Dot, these are the products MailOnline readers are buying in the Amazon Summer Sale 2020 By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 16:27 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 17:59 BST, 8 July 2020 Amazon’s Summer Sale has just passed the halfway mark, and there are still thousands of discounts … Read more
Even the porridge is five-star. It’s the perfect consistency and comes with a dinky jug of delicious cream – and is garnished with just the right number of raspberries and quantity of brown sugar. I’m having breakfast in a Qatar Airways’ business class Qsuite, which the airline patented. It should do the same with its … Read more
Like finding a needle in a haystack! MailOnline spots Antarctica’s rarest seal alone on the ice within the polar circle MailOnline Travel’s Sadie Whitelocks spotted the seal while at sea with Oceanwide Expeditions Little is known about the Ross seal as the species lives mainly on the densest pack ice It is nicknamed the ‘singing … Read more