Countries advising its people to wear face masks to stop the spread of coronavirus have had lower rates of infection, data shows. While other measures will affect results such as testing and social distancing, it is clear that many Asian countries where face masks have been widely worn are suffering fewer cases of Covid-19. Hong … Read more
Love knows no boundaries! German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border for a daily drink amid coronavirus lockdown Karsten Hansen, 89, meets his Danish girlfriend Inga Rasmussen, 85, every day They’ve been together 2 years and have spent each day together since last year Their quarantine dates usually consist … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘left Canada to set up permanent home in Los Angeles because they did not want to pay tax in two countries’ Harry and Meghan took private jet to California with Archie before the travel ban Tax from keeping residence in both places was motivating factor, sources say Couple planned to … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘left Canada to set up permanent home in Los Angeles because they did not want to pay tax in two countries’ Harry and Meghan took private jet to California with Archie before the travel ban Tax from keeping residence in both places was motivating factor, sources say Couple planned to … Read more
100 scientists are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic after the coronavirus pandemic causes countries shut their borders Researchers that were part of the MOSACiC expedition in the Arctic won’t be replaced by a new crew in mid-April as originally scheduled A replacement team had been set to fly out of Norway with … Read more
Kingfisher keeps its B&Q stores open in the UK despite Covid-19 pandemic and delays results following FCA moratorium All 221 Castorama and Brico Depot stores in France have shut until mid-April Kingfisher’s e-commerce sales have soared while they have closed other stores The firm has created crisis committees to respond to risks arising from COVID-19 … Read more
Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus lockdown as nitrogen dioxide level in quarantined areas has dropped, experts say. Despite dramatic decreases in toxic fumes over cities in Italy, Spain and China it is far too early to know if a long-term change has been made. Images by the United States space agency NASA … Read more
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the third year in a row by the World Happiness Report – and Afghanistan ranked the bleakest. The annual United Nations World Happiness Report ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, according to their evaluations of their own … Read more
The US will not be part of a new trial led by the World Health Organization examining which treatments work best against coronavirus. The so-called ‘SOLIDARITY trial’ will see researchers from several different countries compare the effects of different drugs on the highly-infectious disease. Included in the trial are remdesivir, originally conceived as a drug … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results. Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … Read more