Let’s face it — you’re not going to any marvellous parties as long as social distancing is in force, so why not cut up your mothballed Vera Wangs to make face masks? Scientists have claimed that homemade masks made from cotton combined with natural silk or chiffon provide the best protection against coronavirus. Chiffon — … Read more
More than 40 experts from around the world are calling on governments to give ‘urgent consideration’ on how to prevent suicide amid the coronavirus pandemic. There is a growing concern about the far-reaching impact the pandemic may have on people’s mental health, with consequences ‘likely to be present for longer and peak later’ than the … Read more
On this week’s episode of Channel 5’s Rich House, Poor House, two millionaires are so touched by the story of a skint mother-of-two that they decide to help finance her business. Best friends Matt Haycocks and Dan Buck, who live in the same luxury building in Leeds, decided to provide £10,000 and a van for … Read more
Online training course launches to teach medics how to operate vital life saving ventilators in just 30 minutes so they can join the coronavirus frontline The tool includes a series of videos and interactive guides for using a ventilator It will allow retired doctors and nurses to regain lost skills to work with patients Doctors … Read more
Scared — too shocked to cry. That’s how mother-of-three Catherine Wilcockson felt as she put the phone down after learning that her next chemotherapy session due next week had been cancelled – yet another victim of the Covid-19 outbreak as it takes its toll on the NHS and its resources. School kitchen assistant Catherine, 37, … Read more
Scared — too shocked to cry. That’s how mother-of-three Catherine Wilcockson felt as she put the phone down after learning that her next chemotherapy session due next week had been cancelled – yet another victim of the Covid-19 outbreak as it takes its toll on the NHS and its resources. School kitchen assistant Catherine, 37, … Read more
Elon Musks says he’s ready to provide ‘FDA approved’ ventilators for free to hospitals within Tesla’s delivery range if they’re put to use immediately Elon Musks tweeted that he’s ready to provide ventilators to hospitals for free The CEO says that he’ll send the machines if they’re put to use immediately The offer comes after promising … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Growing fruit and vegetables on roadside verges and in urban parks could feed thousands of city dwellers and help to reduce the UK’s reliance on foreign exports Growing fruit and veg on unused green land could help improve UK food security Green urban spaces could give 15 per cent of a city’s population with ‘five … Read more