All but four areas in England saw coronavirus infection rates fall during the first week of February, official figures revealed today in yet more evidence the second wave is firmly in retreat. Public Health England’s weekly surveillance report found 144 out of 149 local authorities (97 per cent) recorded a drop in the weekly rate … Read more
Campaigners have ramped up their demands for a public inquiry into Britain’s care home Covid crisis because deaths are still spiralling. Coronavirus fatalities in care homes have hit the highest levels since May, official figures revealed yesterday. More than 2,500 residents had the virus mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days … Read more
Cody Simpson imitates Rhys Ifans’ iconic character Spike from the movie Notting Hill… and wears a VERY naughty T-shirt By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:57 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 05:58 GMT, 11 January 2021 Proving he’s a man of many talents, Cody Simpson showed off his acting chops in a … Read more
Apple’s App Store generated a record $64 billion in revenue last year as coronavirus lockdowns saw sales shoot up more than 25 percent from 2019 Analysts estimate gross sales from the amount Apple paid to developers Paid apps earning rose 28 percent compared to a mere 3.1 percent in 2019 Google Play only grossed $38.6 billion, … Read more
When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more
First lockdown led to increase in unhealthy behaviours including drinking more alcohol and eating less fruit and veg – with women and young people faring worst More than 1,000 participants signed up to a daily lifestyle survey in April The average person consumed one portion less of fruit and veg per day Analysis indicated people … Read more
Covid-19 may be able to infect the brain because it carries a protein capable of getting through the barrier at the top of the spinal cord, a study suggests. University of Washington researchers found the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, taking the … Read more
Coronavirus cases in England spike back up to pre-lockdown levels with 646,000 people infected last week, mass testing shows By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:01 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 10:05 GMT, 24 December 2020 Advertisement The number of people with coronavirus in England last week spiked to pre-second lockdown … Read more
Israel announces its third nationwide lockdown amid Covid spike days after four cases of new mutant British strain were detected in the country Israel’s third lockdown will start from 5pm on Sunday and will last for two weeks The measures are a response to a surge in infections and mutant British strain The lockdown may … Read more
The draconian new restrictions imposed last night were drawn up after the number of people carrying the coronavirus more than trebled in a week. The rapid rise in areas which were last night plunged into new tier 4 measures is said to be down to a new virus strain, which was first announced on Monday. … Read more