The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first treatment in the US for the coronavirus that has infected more than 50,000 Americans: blood plasma from people who have cleared the infection. Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients is rich in antibodies their immune system has developed to fight the infection. China began … Read more
The global coronavirus pandemic is already having a major impact on the Australian entertainment industry. Television shows have been forced to suspend filming, audiences are being banned from studios and even sport has been affected. With production shutdowns and lay-offs growing by the day, the television schedule is going to look very different this year. … Read more
WHAT ARE THE NEW RULES? Simply put, everyone should stay at home except for very limited purposes. WHY ARE SUCH STRINGENT MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE? To stop the virus spreading between households. Scientists say Britain’s coronavirus epidemic can be curbed only if social contact is cut by 75 per cent. The outbreak is growing … Read more
Sarah Ferguson ferries Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack on secret coronavirus mercy missions to provide food and essentials to NHS angels By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 22:25 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 24 March 2020 While Prince Andrew continues to be in social purdah following his fall from … 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
‘Asterix and Obelix’ co-creator Albert Uderzo dies in his sleep aged 92 at his home in France Albert Uderzo died at his home on the outskirts of Paris aged 92 on Tuesday Asterix and Obelix co-creator suffered a heart attack and passed in his sleep Udzero created the comic in 1959 with Rene Goscinny, who died in … Read more
US doctors are hoarding supplies of drugs that are being tested for treating coronavirus, a disconcerting new report reveals. A ProPublica investigation found that doctors are prescribing drugs like hydroxychloroquine, a therapeutic approved for treating malaria and lupus that President Trump has hailed as a promising drug for coronavirus, to themselves. The Illinois Pharmacists Association … Read more
Just the essentials! Cody Simpson picks up snacks at the supermarket in LA as he self-isolates with Miley Cyrus amid the coronavirus pandemic By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:22 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 24 March 2020 Cody Simpson has been self-isolating in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Miley … Read more
A couple who were due to get married today have revealed how they are spending the evening snuggled up with a frozen pizza instead, after their wedding was cancelled to fight coronavirus. Ian and Ashley Hutchinson, from Stanley, were due to get married this morning, but had to cancel after Boris Johnson announced the ban … Read more
Family-run engineering company in Wales develop new ventilator in just THREE days to treat coronavirus patients and are manufacturing 100 a day to help battle pandemic Covid Emergency Ventilator was devised with help from a senior NHS consultant Engineers CR Clarke usually design plastic fabrication equipment for industry They were approached by Dr Rhys Thomas … Read more
The Government’s small business coronavirus rescue loans were launched today, but some entrepreneurs say they are confused as to whether they can get help. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme was announced in the Budget and beefed up last week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to sums of up to £5million, and is available through the British … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared advice on how to stop the spread of coronavirus and encouraged followers to ‘support health workers’ by staying at home. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, who are currently living in a Vancouver Island mansion, shared a post on Instagram with the six WHO recommendations, before … Read more
Company creates social distancing ‘scoreboard’ that ranks states on their adherence to isolation rules by using GPS data collected from phones The maps made by Unacast show how well each state is doing using GPS data It judges locations based on reduction in distance traveled Wyoming had the worst score, an ‘F’, while Nevada scored … Read more