Hundreds of NHS workers’ coronavirus swabs have reportedly been flown to Germany because the results are coming back in half the time. Samples passed to Public Health England are believed to be taking up to four days to process but those on the Continent can come back in just two. Northampton General Hospital is understood to have … Read more
Italian doctors and unions have warned that a government policy to send patients discharged from hospital but still positive for coronavirus to care homes is like priming ‘biological bombs’. With over 28,000 people in hospital including more than 4,000 in intensive care, beds need to be freed up as soon as possible, and those unable … Read more
President Trump boasted that the U.S. would send $100 million in medical supplies to Italy despite American hospitals fretting about shortages of home due to the coronavirus epidemic. ‘We’re going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy,’ Trump told reporters Monday in the White … Read more
Video calling service Zoom apologizes and removes code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook Zoom has removed code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook The app was transmitting device information, log-on times, and more Zooms policy wasn’t clear about the data sharing practices Users must update their … Read more
Parents are urged to ‘play fair’ by not sending their children to school on Monday as companies are warned don’t ‘put profit over people’ and interpret key workers lists ‘for their ends’ Unions begging parents to ‘play fair’ and not send their children to school The Government ordered mass school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic … Read more
US airlines including Delta and United are sending their largest planes to a so-called ‘boneyard’ in the desert for storage as they significantly reduce operations due to coronavirus. Delta Air Lines, among others, are turning to Pinal Airpark some 90 miles south of Phoenix, to keep planes in good condition while they are not in … Read more
Britons are being told to ‘plan ahead’ in case they are told to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak. Public Health England (PHE) is urging members of the public to stock up on enough supplies and food to last them during a potential two-week quarantine. Health bosses say people should be prepared to be asked to … Read more
The coronavirus is sending the world into a panic and hackers using it as bait to steal people’s personal data. Security experts have discovered cybercriminals are sending emails with a malicious strain of software disguised as information about the outbreak. The emails, discovered in Japan, claim the virus has spread like wildfire throughout the country … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot legally be handed to the US for ‘political offences’ because of a 2003 extradition treaty, his lawyers have claimed. The 48-year-old is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted … Read more