Coronavirus UK: From cinemas to indoor gatherings, what you can do from May 17

Hugs with family and friends and indoor socialising will be allowed from next Monday after a further easing of Covid-19 rules in England was confirmed today. The next stage of the roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead as planned on May 17, with up to six people or two different households allowed to meet … Read more

Coronavirus UK: From cinemas to indoor gatherings, what you can do from May 17

Hugs with family and friends and indoor socialising will be allowed from next Monday after a further easing of Covid-19 rules in England was confirmed today. The next stage of the roadmap out of lockdown will go ahead as planned on May 17, with up to six people or two different households allowed to meet … Read more

Covid-19 denier dies from coronavirus after hosting illegal gatherings in Norway 

Covid-19 denier dies from the virus after hosting illegal gatherings in Norway Hans Kristian Gaarder, 60, died on April 6 in Gran shortly after hosting two illegal events at his property A postmortem revealed the prominent conspiracy theorist had died from coronavirus, which he regularly and falsely compared to a cold in online posts Local … Read more

Lorraine Kelly admits she ‘could have cried’ after seeing gatherings following easing of lockdown

Lorraine Kelly admitted she ‘could have cried’ after seeing mass gatherings this week following the easing of lockdown restrictions on Monday. Talking on her ITV chatshow on Thursday, the Scottish presenter, 61, encouraged viewers to ‘be sensible’ as she lamented people meeting in large crowds. Revellers have been making the most of their newfound freedom this … Read more

Scientists say Britons should CANCEL Christmas gatherings

Some scientists have warned that Britons should rethink their Christmas gatherings despite official guidelines allowing families to mix in bubbles over the festive period. Families are allowed to form an exclusive Christmas bubble made up of people from no more than three households between December 23 and 27 across the UK.  However the experts – … Read more

Scientists say Britons should CANCEL Christmas gatherings

Some scientists have warned that Britons should rethink their Christmas gatherings despite official guidelines allowing families to mix in bubbles over the festive period. Families are allowed to form an exclusive Christmas bubble made up of people from no more than three households between December 23 and 27 across the UK.  However the experts – … Read more

One-third of parents say family gatherings for Thanksgiving is worth risk of contracting COVID-19

One in three parents believe the benefits of gathering family for Thanksgiving is worth the risk of contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus, a new poll finds. This is in spite of three-quarters of parents saying they typically have extended family members at their holiday dinners and 90 percent who said grandparents – who are … Read more

Fewer than HALF of Americans are now avoiding restaurants and gatherings compared to 80% in April

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to drag on, fewer Americans are taking measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus. During the early days of the pandemic, people in the US were more careful about wearing masks as well as avoiding public places and gatherings.  So-called ‘pandemic fatigue’ is taking hold and the public is findings that … Read more

Merkel limits public gatherings to 50 in covid hotspots but says national shutdown will be avoided

Angela Merkel limits public gatherings to 50 people in covid hotspots but says a national shutdown will be avoided ‘at all costs’ to preserve Germany’s economy Merkel told state leaders ‘more difficult times lie ahead in autumn and winter’  Compared to other European countries Germany has a low infection rate But the Chancellor said cases … Read more

Experts warn Boris Johnson’s ‘disturbing decision’ to limit gatherings ‘with no scientific evidence’

Britain’s coronavirus response is being led by a ‘Dad’s Army’ of well-paid people with no experience, two leading scientists have said as they called on Number 10 to stop panicking and scrap the controversial rule of six. Professors Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson, from Oxford University, accused Boris Johnson of making a series of ‘catastrophic’ … Read more