Government removes China from its official coronavirus death toll comparison list

Government removes China from its official coronavirus death toll comparison list amid concerns over the accuracy of its figures China currently claims to have had 83,901 cases of Covid-19, and 4,636 deaths Hong Kong University suggests the cases could be as high as 232,000 The government has reportedly set up a China Research Group The … Read more

Germany’s daily infection rate slows for second day with 2,055 new cases as crowds gather in Berlin

New coronavirus figures in Germany showed further positive signs that the country is over the worst of the crisis, as both the number of new confirmed cases and deaths were less than yesterday’s.  Saturday saw the country confirm 2,055 new coronavirus cases, bringing to total figure to 152,438, and 179 new deaths, bringing the total … Read more

The stunning winning images in the All About Photo Awards 2020 photography competition

These stunning photos serve as windows into contrasting and intriguing worlds within our world – from a fog-shrouded desert to a riot-torn city and from a gun-toting suburban American household to monkeys in a hot spring. They are among the 40 winning and commended images in the prestigious photography contest All About Photo Awards 2020 – … Read more

Italy will ease lockdown over next four weeks, local media says

Italy will ease lockdown over next four weeks, with bars, restaurants and hairdressers among the last to open on May 18, local media reports Some manufacturing could resume next week if infection rate does not worsen Building sites could re-open on May 4, followed by clothing shops on May 11  Bars, restaurants and hairdressers could … Read more

Alex Rodriguez reveals his wedding to Jennifer Lopez is ‘paused’

Alex Rodriguez reveals his wedding to Jennifer Lopez is ‘paused’ due to the coronavirus outbreak: ‘We have to go with the flow now’ By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 06:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 06:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Alex Rodriguez revealed his impending marriage to Jennifer Lopez has been ‘paused’ due to … Read more

Coronavirus patients’ EYES could be contagious for WEEKS, study suggests

Coronavirus can linger in the eyes for weeks on end, according to a newly-published case report.  Researchers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Italy found that virus persisted in the eyes of one 65-year-old woman for 21 days after she first developed symptoms.  Reports have emerged of people getting pink eye with coronavirus … Read more

Kate Langbroek says she regrets not leaving Italy before the COVID-19 pandemic worsened 

‘Maybe we should have returned earlier’: Kate Langbroek says she regrets not leaving Italy before the COVID-19 pandemic worsened By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:55 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 17:58 BST, 23 April 2020 Kate Langbroek and her family have been in lockdown in the Italian city of Bologna for … Read more

Italian prosecutors are considering criminal trials for health officials

Italian prosecutors are considering criminal trials for health officials after grieving relatives of coronavirus victims demanded justice for their negligence 45,000 joined NOI Denunceremo Facebook group to gather their testimonies The group was created by Luca Fusco whose father died from coronavirus The aim isn’t to target health workers but leaders who underestimated the virus  Here’s … Read more

Couple ‘unaware’ of Covid-19 pandemic as they were sailing across the ocean

‘Nobody told us about the pandemic’: Couple travelling the world in a yacht had no idea coronavirus had swept the globe until they were stopped from docking at Caribbean island after 25 days at sea Elena Manighetti and Ryan Osborne were sailing across the Atlantic in March The couple were completely unaware of the global … Read more

Coronavirus total isolation ‘shielding’ should be extended to over-60s, experts warn

Coronavirus total isolation should be extended to over-60s as well as over-70s, experts warn Scientists found people in their 60s also at high risk from the novel coronavirus Professor Majeed said over 60s should be ‘particularly stringent’ with measures   Government guidance suggests those aged over 70 should be more careful  Guidance also applies to those … Read more