‘Something has gone wrong, I am worried’: Ex-Bank of England governor Lord Mervyn King gives stark warning as just 4,200 UK firms get crisis loans compared to 725,000 in America Lord King is ‘worried’ about the Government’s emergency bailout loans system It has seen just 4,200 firms in Britain get the payment out of 300,000 … Read more
President Trump ignored advice by the National Security Council back in January to consider shutting down cities and keep Americans home from work, memos reveals. The NSC office responsible for tracking pandemics received intelligence reports in early January predicting the devastation coronavirus could cause to the US once it hit, according to The New York … Read more
BBC bosses are warning interviewers not to put ministers under pressure over coronavirus crisis says former Today presenter John Humphrys John Humphrys, 76, made the revealing claim in his column for today’s Daily Mail Former host wrote it may be ‘justified if we were at war’, adding: ‘But we’re not’ Twitter users have also accused … Read more
A vet has issued an urgent warning to pet owners as researchers look into the link between domestic animals and coronavirus. Dr Anne Fawcett, from the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science, said common sense should be used after two cats and two dogs tested positive for COVID-19. ‘Out of an abundance of caution, … Read more
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a test that could detect when someone has contracted the coronavirus before they display symptoms. The test could provide a result in seconds by detecting an early marker in the human body released after the immune system is provoked by infection. Though one of these markers – called neopterin … Read more
Smokers face a greater risk of coronavirus and put their loved ones at risk, according to a stark warning from Public Health England. Health chiefs said there has ‘never been a more important time’ to quit the habit than now because of the ever-worsening outbreak in Britain. PHE also claimed family, including children, will also … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … 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
Britains are being warned to guard their chickens after reports of fowl being stolen amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Smallholding groups and hen charities say those who own birds should make sure they keep an eye on them after parts of Britain were hit by egg shortages. There have already been reports of birds being taken … Read more
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Kuril Islands as tsunami warning is issued for Hawaii A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday Tsunami warning was issued for shores on Russia ‘s far eastern Kuril Islands Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous tsunami waves were possible By Associated Press Published: 04:05 GMT, … Read more