Tui’s 10-point post-lockdown holiday plan reduces buffets

Deep-cleaned rooms, no football tournaments and buffets ‘reduced to a minimum’: Tui reveals its 10-point plan for post-lockdown holidays The plan says that restaurants will have fewer tables but longer opening hours Guests will also be encouraged to check into their hotel room via their phones Food and drinks will be served to guests by … Read more

Contact tracing reduces time to isolation by nearly two days

Contact tracing reduces the time taken to isolate people with COVID-19 by nearly two days, making it key to controlling the spread of coronavirus, a new study claims.  Chinese researchers claim contact tracing reduced time taken to isolate infected people from an average of 4.6 days down to 2.7 days.   The study was based on … Read more

Vanuatu is smashed by 235km/h winds as Cyclone Harold reduces villages to ruins 

Vanuatu is smashed by 235km/h winds as category five Tropical Cyclone Harold reduces entire villages to ruins By Australian Associated Press Published: 03:56 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 03:57 BST, 7 April 2020 In Vanuatu, homes have been destroyed and livelihoods ruined by Tropical Cyclone Harold, which passed through the country’s northern islands as … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Tesco reduces opening hours at 24-hour stores

Tesco is expected to announce all its 24-hour stores will from tonight close at 10pm and McDonald’s will switch to only take-aways and drive-thrus as they attempt to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Bosses at the UK’s biggest supermarket have decided the stores will reopen at 6am on Wednesday morning, after facing huge demand … Read more

YouTube reduces conspiracy videos but struggles to rein in climate change denial and more

YouTube has decreased the amount of conspiracy videos it recommends but still struggles to rein in content pushing climate change denial and ancient aliens, study says Researchers say that YouTube has mitigated conspiracy videos on its platform A study assessed 8 million videos over 15 months Conspiracies are now recommended 40 percent less than when … Read more