Led by Dr Hannah Fry, the “Pandemic” experiment started in Haslemere, Surrey, where almost 500 people downloaded an app and got on with their daily lives to expose how easily a small town can be “infected” by super-spreaders. Dr Fry played “patient zero”, where she walked around completing everyday tasks like going to a yoga class, […]
Mother-of-three Areema Nasreen, 36, died more than two weeks after first being diagnosed with coronavirus. She died at Walsall Manor Hospital confirmed. Ms Nasreen had worked for the NHS for more than 16 years. A grieving relative paid tribute to the “devoted nurse”. They told Birmingham Live: “The immediate family are devastated. Everyone is in […]
A senior Government adviser told the newspaper emergency planners “did not discuss” the need for community testing because they were convinced a new strain of influenza would be the next outbreak to hit the UK. Instead ministers, as well as officials from Public Health England, the Cabinet Office and Department of Heath, decided not to […]
RBS chairman Howard Davies hit back at the Government after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced banks will be banned from asking small business owners for personal guarantees when they apply for emergency loans during the coronavirus pandemic. Banks have been facing increasing pressure to ease loaning requirements, with politicians suggesting they should help the country after […]
The figure grew by 569 – up from 563 deaths reported on Wednesday – which set another tragic daily record. Some 44 of the victims in England did not have underlying health conditions, including a 25-year-old. Health Secretary Matt Hancock expressed his deepest condolences to the loved ones of 2,921 people who have now lost their […]
It comes amid a flurry of conspiracy theories surrounding the introduction of 5G around the world and the outbreak of COVID-19. The new £20 notes entered circulation on February 20 2020, made entirely from polymer. New security features on the note have drawn Britons to conclude that it somehow is linked to the unfolding coronavirus […]
According to a report by US Weekly, Harry has regularly been communicating with family back home in the UK including brother William and father Charles. While the Duke of Cornwall has found “comfort” in his conversations with Harry, Prince William has reportedly not been so positive about the situation. A royal source told US Weekly: […]
The Zaandam and sister ship the Rotterdam, which was sent to help it, were given the green light to disembark people at Port Everglades after days of negotiation with local officials. Passengers have not been able to leave the ship for almost three weeks. Earlier this week, William Burke, chief maritime officer for Carnival Corp, […]
Citizens who have already contracted and fended off the coronavirus could become immune to the deadly disease. Mr Hancock said there is not sufficient evidence of Covid-19 immunity yet. In China and Japan there have been reports of coronavirus patients being reinfected after fighting off the virus once. Antibody tests are the only way of knowing […]
According to a former close friend, the Duchess had always nurtured the ambition to live among glamorous film stars and celebrities. The insider told the Sun that moving back to LA would allow Meghan to live the life of an A-lister and that it had been easy to persuade a “star-struck” Harry to go along with […]