Software developer creates a simplified website of coronavirus statistics to make them accessible for the blind or visually impaired A Boston-based software developer wanted to make COVID-19 stats accessible He created a simplified website that would be easily readable by electronic braille readers and other common aid devices used by the visually impaired Called CVStats.net, … Read more
A top scientist and expert in pandemic preparedness and response has issued a stark warning to the American public: ‘Normal life won’t resume until 2021.’ Ali Nouri, President of the Federation of American Scientists, told DailyMail.com that the public may not be ‘going back to our daily lives’ until a vaccine against coronavirus is in … Read more
An infectious disease expert argues coronavirus lockdowns are too strict and unsustainable – while others say Australia’s current restrictions don’t go far enough. Australian National University Medical School Professor Peter Collignon said the lockdowns were unnecessarily tight. ‘Sitting on a park bench in the sun – how is that dangerous if nobody is near you?’ … Read more
Ministers are accused of treating Doomsday scientist like demigod: Number 10 has failed to properly challenge the word of coronavirus professor Neil Ferguson whose study sent Britain into lockdown, critics say Professor John Ashton accuses No 10 of relying on a ‘little clique’ of researchers He also accused Downing Street of failing to consult a … Read more
Scientist leading Sweden’s battle against coronavirus says Britain’s lockdown has gone too far as his country allows bars, restaurants and schools to remain open Sweden’s face in fight against coronavirus has kept bars and restaurants open Anders Tegnell said he was ‘disappointed’ when Britain abruptly altered strategy Country is relying on citizens to control virus … Read more
A leading scientist has cast doubts on how the coronavirus is spreading across the globe as a team of experts prepare to head out to a village that has been dubbed ‘Germany’s Wuhan’, where they hope to unlock vital information about the bug. Prof Hendrik Streeck, director of the Institute of Virology at the University … Read more
The UK gave up on containing the coronavirus outbreak ‘too soon’ because scientists assumed most people would become infected anyway, a leading expert has claimed. Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at the Edinburgh University, said the assumption led officials to abandon measures that could help slow the pandemic. Those measures include mass testing and stringent contact … Read more
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist from Stanford University has claimed the coronavirus epidemics devastating Italy and New York are finally slowing down. Professor Michael Levitt, who accurately predicted how many cases and deaths would be predicted in China, said Italy and New York are now ‘on the mend’. They are two of the worst-hit places in … Read more
Leading scientist who warned 260,000 Brits could die from the coronavirus if the Government didn’t take drastic action admits he has a persistent cough and high fever – tell-tale signs of the killer infection Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, said he is self-isolating The virus expert revealed in a tweet that he has … Read more
Forget blueberries or bananas in your porridge, add ‘chokeberries’ – scientists say the vitamin-packed, anti-ageing fruits are even healthier Chokeberries – also known as aronia berries – are high in antioxidants Their properties aren’t damaged when heated, unlike other fruits Scientists said this gives them great potential to be added to foods like porridge They … Read more