As Britain and America start to draw up plans for life after the lockdown, they may look for inspiration from European countries where the coronavirus crisis has already showed signs of peaking. Austria today became the first country to set out detailed plans for ending the standstill, with smaller shops re-opening on April 14 and … Read more
FTSE rises 3% by 162 points to 5,578 today as City welcomes slowing coronavirus death rates in Italy and France but remains concerned over Boris Johnson’s health FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms is up 162 points or 3% to 5,578 today Slowdown in deaths in France and Italy raises hopes over lockdown measures … Read more
A 104-year-old Italian woman who survived the 1918 Spanish Flu has become the world’s oldest person to survive the coronavirus. Ada Zanusso fell ill at her nursing home in Biella in northern Italy on March 17, eight days after the Government imposed a lockdown on the country. She was tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing a … Read more
Italy unveils plans for ENDING lockdown: Health minister announces ‘phase two’ will involve more testing and continued social distancing – as nation records its lowest daily death toll for two weeks Italy recorded lowest daily toll since March 9 when 427 were reported dead Meanwhile there were 3,977 people in intensive care, a fall of 17 … Read more
A 104-year-old Italian woman who survived the 1918 Spanish Flu has become the world’s oldest person to survive the coronavirus. Ada Zanusso fell ill at her nursing home in Biella in northern Italy on March 17, eight days after the Government imposed a lockdown on the country. She was tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing a … Read more
Italy unveils plans for ENDING lockdown: Health minister announces ‘phase two’ will involve more testing and continued social distancing – as nation records its lowest daily death toll for two weeks Italy recorded lowest daily toll since March 9 when 427 were reported dead Meanwhile there were 3,977 people in intensive care, a fall of 17 … Read more
A leading medic has warned ‘fifty doctors in Britain will die’ battling the coronavirus pandemic if frontline staff are not properly equipped with protective gear. Rinesh Parmar, chairman of the Doctors’ Association, claims medics are buying their own personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to shield themselves from the deadly virus. He also says … Read more
A leading medic has warned ‘fifty doctors in Britain will die’ battling the coronavirus pandemic if frontline staff are not properly equipped with protective gear. Rinesh Parmar, chairman of the Doctors’ Association, claims medics are buying their own personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to shield themselves from the deadly virus. He also says … Read more
When Elizabeth Gilbert met the woman who was to become the love of her life, she instantly thought her ‘the coolest chick in the world’. Gilbert may have written the best-selling memoir Eat Pray Love, but next to the colourful history of her lover, Rayya Elias, even she paled. Elias, a Syrian-born writer-musician, had at … Read more
As Easter approaches and you need something to go with your sizzling lamb, why not try some reds beyond the usual suspects By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 The classic reds to pair with lamb are Rioja, southern French … Read more