Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro was filmed performing press ups with his supporters at an anti-lockdown protest on Sunday as Sao Paulo’s hospitals are said to be ‘near collapse’ in the battle against covid-19. Mayor of Sao Paulo Bruno Covas, who is leading the response in Brazil’s most-populous city, today warned that the city’s health service is on … Read more
A coalition of 62 nations will support Australia’s call for an independent probe into the origins of coronavirus. The new resolution demands an independent investigation into the international response to the pandemic and the actions of the World Health Organisation. It is backed by the entire 27-member European Union along with New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, the … Read more
Young at heart: People in happy marriages are more likely to go out and exercise or take long walks helping them stay fit and healthy over the age of 65 The Hawaii team looked at public health data from Albania, Columbia and Brazil They studied information on health, fitness and relationships for 1,1193 adults Those … Read more
The coronavirus started spreading in Britain before officials managed to scoop up the first two confirmed patients in York in January, a study has claimed. Researchers working in Brazil and Uruguay have studied the curves of COVID-19 outbreaks in countries around the world to try and work out their true start dates. The first two … Read more
Coronavirus was spreading in Britain BEFORE the first two patients tested positive on January 30 and five weeks prior to officials admitting community transmission was ‘highly likely’, study claims Researchers showed UK picked up on its outbreak relatively quickly Some countries had gaps of more than two weeks before their first positive test Brazil may … Read more
Zoom video meetings are all the rage – and most people have now discovered that they can change their background, with many choosing an exotic backdrop to ‘virtually travel’. Luxury holiday firm Kuoni has delved into Google Trends data and revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it’s the Caribbean that’s in … Read more
YouTube adds fact-check ‘information panels’ to search results in the US in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic The panels will contain articles from third-party fact checkers They will show up in video searches to help debunk misinformation Among the topics affected will be COVID-19 related videos YouTube will slowly … Read more
Uncle and nephew win BBC’s race to the end of the Earth… and vow to GIVE AWAY half of their £20k prize to help homeless children in Brazil Uncle and nephew will donate half of their prize to homeless children in Brazil Around 3.3million people tuned in to BBC Two on Sunday to watch the … Read more
Bacurau (Amazon Prime, 18) Verdict: Genre-defying but terrific Rating: Who You Think I Am (Curzon Home Cinema, 15) Verdict: Sexy and beguiling Rating: The Host (various streaming platforms, 15) Verdict: Psycho rip-off Rating: The pick of this week’s homestreaming options is a pair of foreign-language films. The strange but compelling Bacurau, plunging us into the … Read more
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed. In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more