A government pandemic response drill four years ago found that the UK was woefully under-prepared to fight a future outbreak, it was revealed last night. The shortcomings exposed by Exercise Cygnus in 2016 included a lack of capacity in hospital and social care settings which risked becoming overwhelmed. Checking Britain had a sufficient supply of … Read more
A government pandemic response drill four years ago found that the UK was woefully under-prepared to fight a future outbreak, it was revealed last night. The shortcomings exposed by Exercise Cygnus in 2016 included a lack of capacity in hospital and social care settings which risked becoming overwhelmed. Checking Britain had a sufficient supply of … Read more
Sunday traffic jumps to the highest it has ever been since the start of lockdown in sign that Britons are tiring of lockdown During lockdown Sundays have been the day with the fewest cars on the road Mid-week levels are just below 40 per cent of what they were in February Sundays are lower – … Read more
Federal health officials say a three-month outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce is finally over. In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the contaminated lettuce, which was grown in Salinas, California, is ‘no longer available for sale.’ A total of 167 people were sickened across 27 states … Read more
Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak — without resorting to a complete lockdown — by using a combination of targeted isolation and social distancing. As of March 31, the region had only 715 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — including 94 asymptomatic cases — and four deaths among the population of 7.5 million. Experts from from … Read more
IMF warns countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 15 April 2020 Countries including the UK are facing a ‘massive’ rise in debt due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the … Read more
Scammers are increasingly using the guise of streaming giant Netflix to steal money from people during the coronavirus pandemic, a security company says. US cyber safety company BrandShield has detected a total of 639 new domain names registered containing the word ‘Netflix’ in them since the beginning of 2020. More than a third of these … Read more
‘Who do you think you are?’: Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe is slammed for ‘tone deaf’ video showing him lounging on his sofa with his dog while most of the country has to keep working ‘Who do you think you are?’ became a top trend on Twitter after video went up Users said Abe’s message ignored … Read more
Crew members quarantined on the Ruby Princess have created a harrowing ‘satirical’ video making light of the coronavirus outbreak on board. There are 52 crew on board the cruise ship – which is docked at Port Kembla, south of Sydney – who have tested positive to COVID-19. Ruby Princess employees have passed the time in … Read more
British government adviser who worked with China from the start of the coronavirus outbreak faces questions about whether he could have done more to raise the alarm in the UK By Mark Hookham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 12 April 2020 A top Government coronavirus … Read more