At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an eerie sight appeared on London’s streets. Shoppers walking through Westfield shopping centre in White City on a Saturday night would have found the place virtually deserted. The place is now busier again, but overall footfall at Westfield’s sites in West London and Stratford had only recovered to … Read more
Coronavirus has killed three times as many people as influenza and pneumonia this year, official data reveals, as Donald Trump claims the infection is ‘less lethal’ than the common flu. Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), … Read more
Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19 will not affect the effectiveness of vaccines, a study shows. The virus has mutated at a critical location since it first emerged in Wuhan late last year, and there were concerns future changes could render vaccines useless. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic the dominant … Read more
Covid-19 has killed THREE TIMES as many people as flu and pneumonia this year, official figures show Covid-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death in 48,168 fatalities between January and August this year But influenza only caused 394 deaths in the same period, and pneumonia caused 13,619 fatalities Deaths from influenza and pneumonia … Read more
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens warned the health service will need to be ‘agile’ to combat a second wave of coronavirus The NHS will need to be ‘agile’ to combat a second wave of coronavirus, its chief executive warned today. Sir Simon Stevens described the virus’s current trajectory as ‘disturbing’, particularly heading into winter when … Read more
At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, an eerie sight appeared on London’s streets. Shoppers walking through Westfield shopping centre in White City on a Saturday night would have found the place virtually deserted. The place is now busy again, but overall footfall at Westfield’s sites in West London and Stratford had only recovered to … Read more
Orthodox Jewish demonstrators torch face masks, stop traffic and assault reporters as they return to Brooklyn streets to protest COVID-19 restrictions – despite uptick in cases in their neighborhoods Members of the Orthodox Jewish community took to the streets in Borough Park, Brooklyn, on Wednesday to protest coronavirus restrictions Group of Orthodox Jewish men assaulted … Read more
Kate Garraway has questioned US President Donald Trump’s ‘strange’ declaration that his COVID-19 diagnosis was a ‘blessing from God’. While appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday, the 53-year-old presenter – whose husband Derek Draper is seven months into his battle with the deadly virus – questioned Trump’s claim as more than 210,000 in the US have … Read more
Jurassic World: Dominion has been forced to halt filming for two weeks after members of the crew tested positive for COVID-19. Director Colin Trevorrow confirmed production had been paused after ‘a few’ positive tests, adding that the delay was simply a precaution as the infected crew members tested negative shortly after. The delay comes just … Read more
The Batman has started filming in Liverpool after the cinema release date was delayed until 2022 due to fears over the coronavirus pandemic. Warner Brothers vans were spotted in the city centre on Wednesday afternoon as workmen hauled props into St George’s Hall, which appears to be the set for one of the scenes in … Read more