Daily coronavirus fatality rates in the US remain a fraction of what they were in the deadly spring peak, even as cases climb to levels not seen since August, and well above infection rates from March to May. In fact, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that excess fatalities … Read more
Experts today blamed the North of England’s rapidly rising coronavirus cases and hospital admissions on a number of factors unique to the region that have made it susceptible to a surge in the virus. The region is facing the imposition of stricter lockdown restrictions soon as the Government tries to balance fears over a surge … Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to impose new lockdowns in nine New York City neighborhoods with surging coronavirus positivity rates beginning on Wednesday. De Blasio announced his plan on Sunday, saying he intended to ‘rewind’ the reopening of nine zip codes in Brooklyn and Queens by shuttering schools and non-essential businesses. ‘We’re having an … Read more
‘We’re having an extraordinary problem’: De Blasio closes schools and non-essential businesses in nine NYC neighborhoods with surging COVID infection rates – and says ELEVEN more could be next Mayor de Blasio announced his plan to ‘rewind’ reopening in nine zip codes across Brooklyn and Queens on Sunday Each of the zip codes has an … Read more
Barratt boss David Thomas hails surging house sales as demand for new homes soars By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 2 September 2020 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has insisted the rally in the property market has further to run after … Read more
Shocking new graphics show that the novel coronavirus is still surging in several counties across the US. As states begin to reopen their economies, several cities have been seeing their daily COVID-19 infections increase. Daily infections in Harrison, Texas – a state that has been aggressively reopening – have spiked by 900 percent since mid-April. … Read more
A surging bison population in Yellowstone National Park is doing serious and steady damage to the park’s biological diversity. A team of researchers from Oregon State University, Corvallis studied the animal’s effects on the park’s landscape, focusing primarily on the Lamar Valley, an area on the park’s eastern edge. The team analyzed data spanning more … Read more
Antarctica sweats through its first three-day HEATWAVE with temperatures surging to 20C – as scientists warn the warm blast could have a devastating impact on animals and plants The heatwave began at the east of the Antarctic Peninsula in late spring, 2019 It slowly spread across the rest of the continent over the next four … Read more
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Sunday it was temporarily putting new emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug on hold. Remdesivir has been touted by Donald Trump and credited with helping in the recovery of a 79-year-old Italian man who had the disease. But the drugmaker said in a statement there had been an exponential increase … Read more