Rail body calls for sleeper trains to use Channel Tunnel due to rise in post-Covid eco-tourism

Night train to Nice? Rail body calls for sleeper trains to use Channel Tunnel due to rise in post-Covid eco-tourism Night trains, including from Brussels to Stockholm and Vienna, are being revived Rail industry has proposed to run sleeper trains through Channel tunnel  It is in order to cater for growing demand for environmentally-friendly travel … Read more

Belgium added to the 14-day quarantine list after dramatic rise in coronavirus infections

Now Belgium is added to the 14-day quarantine list following a dramatic rise in coronavirus infections The change is expected to come into force either midnight tonight or tomorrow Belgium follows Spain and Luxembourg which have both been added to the list  Thousands who travel on the Eurostar between Brussels and London are affected By … Read more

Coronavirus: Finland reintroduces remote working as cases rise

Finland plans to reintroduce a recommendation to work from home whenever possible just days after dropping it, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the minister in charge of managing the epidemic said on Wednesday. Health authorities said earlier on Wednesday that 29 new cases had been recorded over 24 hours, raising the seven-day total … Read more

Second wave strikes Europe: Spain reintroduces lockdown, Greece sees a worrying rise in cases

A second wave of coronavirus has struck Europe as Spain reimposes lockdowns, cases spike in Greece and French officials warn they could lose control at any moment. The head of Germany’s doctors’ union has declared that the country is already in the midst of its second wave because people have flouted social distancing rules. France’s … Read more

Second wave strikes Europe: Spain reintroduces lockdown, Greece sees a worrying rise in cases

A second wave of coronavirus has struck Europe as Spain reimposes lockdowns, cases spike in Greece and French officials warn they could lose control at any moment. The head of Germany’s doctors’ union has said that the country is already in the midst of its second wave because people had flouted social distancing rules. France’s … Read more

Beirut blast survivors sift rubble for bodies as death toll continues to rise

Survivors of a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital of Beirut last night were picking through the remains of their city for victims today as the death toll topped 100 and was expected to continue rising, with more than 4,000 wounded. The city, once known as the Paris of the Middle East, resembled a … Read more

Beirut blast survivors sift rubble for bodies as death toll continues to rise

Survivors of a massive explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital of Beirut last night were picking through the remains of their city for victims today as the death toll topped 100 and was expected to continue rising, with more than 4,000 wounded. The city, once known as the Paris of the Middle East, resembled a … Read more

Donald Trump says Dr. Fauci is WRONG for saying that the U.S. is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19

Donald Trump says Dr. Fauci is WRONG to say the U.S. is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and repeats claim that 60M tests mean MORE cases – as he enjoys another day of golf President Donald Trump declared that Dr. Fauci was ‘wrong’ to say that the country was seeing a rise in … Read more

Vietnam records first Covid-19 death and biggest rise in new cases after 100 days without infection 

Vietnam records its first Covid-19 death and its biggest rise in new cases after the country of 96 million had gone 100 days without infection Country went months without infection before outbreak in Danang  First death reported is 70-year-old man with underlying health conditions  Today’s 45 new infections is the biggest single-day jump in cases … Read more

Coronavirus cases in England rise to seven-week high with 4,200 people getting infected every day

Coronavirus cases in England are now at the highest levels since May and government scientists are ‘no longer confident’ the crucial R rate is below the dreaded level of one.  Government statisticians today admitted there is ‘now enough evidence’ to prove Covid-19 infections are on the up, calculating that 4,200 people are now catching the … Read more