British skiers filmed partying at epicentre of Austrian coronavirus outbreak

Horrifying footage shows British skiers unwittingly partying in a bar at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Austria more than a month after the disease was first identified there. The film, obtained by MailOnline, show holidaymakers being served shots in the Kitzloch bar, Ischgl, in late February, where a 36-year-old German barman is believed … Read more

UK’s patient zero ‘is Sussex IT worker, 50, who caught coronavirus in Austrian ski resort party bar

The UK’s coronavirus patient zero is an ‘IT consultant who caught the killer bug at an Austrian ski party’ and started spreading it weeks earlier than was thought. Daren Bland from Maresfield, East Sussex, is understood to have infected his wife Sarah and children after returning from Ischgl in mid January. The 50-year-old joined three … Read more

UK’s patient zero ‘is Sussex IT worker, 50, who caught coronavirus in Austrian ski resort party bar

The UK’s coronavirus patient zero is an ‘IT consultant who caught the killer bug at an Austrian ski party’ and started spreading it here weeks earlier than was thought. Daren Bland from Maresfield, East Sussex, is understood to have infected his wife Sarah and children after returning from Ischgl in mid January. The 50-year-old had … Read more

Austrian ski resort probed over claims it covered up coronavirus cases

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

Austrian engineers unveil a futuristic new bridge modeled after an umbrella

Austrian engineers unveil a futuristic new bridge that’s designed to be raised and lowered in the same way an umbrella opens and closes Engineers from Vienna University of Technology revealed a new bridge It’s roughly 236 feet long and spans the Lafnitz River in Austria  The bridge was built vertically, and lowered with hydraulic joints that … Read more