‘Super Saturday’ will cause a spike in Britain’s crucial R rate and has already climbed back towards the dreaded number of one, a statistician has claimed. Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers are finally re-opening on July 4, after months of being closed to help contain the UK’s Covid-19 outbreak. Scientists have concerns it will spark the … Read more
Apple re-closes 25 percent of its US stores after COVID-19 spike sweeps states across the country Apple will close another 30 stores this week after a surge of COVID-19 That brings the total to 77 stores, or more than 25 percent of stores in the US Apple had recently begun to open stores as cases … Read more
Black Lives Matter protests across the United States haven’t caused a spike in coronavirus cases like health experts had initially feared, new research shows. A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research used cellphone data to track protests held in 280 large cities across the US and found no evidence, overall, that the demonstrations … Read more
Filmmaker Spike Lee has apologized for defending his ‘friend’ Woody Allen over the recent treatment he has received. Lee’s quick turnaround came just 24 hours after he had talked up Allen’s directing talents, while criticizing the concept of cancel culture. ‘I’d just like to say Woody Allen’s a great, great filmmaker,’ the Lee, 63, told … Read more
Spike Lee took a break from basking in the positive reviews for his new film Da 5 Bloods to call out the treatment his fellow director Woody Allen has received. During an appearance Saturday on New York station WOR’s In The Morning show, Lee, 63, addressed the Manhattan director as his ‘friend’ and talked up his … Read more
The Health Secretary argued the evidence was ‘clear’ that not obeying social distancing rules designed to curb the outbreak ‘risks increasing the spread of the virus’ Matt Hancock today said it was a ‘mistake’ for Britons to have participated in Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend with the coronavirus still spreading across the UK. … Read more
Fever-Tree shop sales spike by a quarter as Britons sip gin at home By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 Fever-Tree shop sales spiked by a quarter as Britons sipped gin at home. The tonic maker Fever-Tree saw sales from supermarkets and … Read more
South Korea will reimpose some social distancing rules from tomorrow after reporting its largest single-day spike in coronavirus infections in almost two months. Museums, parks and art galleries in the capital Seoul will shutter their doors from Friday with companies urged to reintroduce flexible working hours, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said. It comes after 79 new … Read more
The cause of a Covid-19 outbreak in Weston-super-Mare which forced health chiefs to shut the only hospital remains a mystery. But furious residents say it could be due to tourists flocking to the beach to enjoy the sunny weather – and scientists agree. Infectious disease experts also say the spike in coronavirus cases could be … Read more
An NHS hospital in a Somerset seaside hotspot was forced to stop taking new patients due to ‘a high number’ of coronavirus cases following VE Day, a doctor has claimed. Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare, dramatically announced that it could not take any more admissions, including into A&E, yesterday morning. Experts have said socialising on the anniversary … Read more