Mass coronavirus testing in Slovakia slashed infection rates by 60 per cent in a week during a national lockdown, according to a study. Rapid tests were given to 5.2million people, almost the entire population (5.5m), with those who tested positive or refused to take a test forced to quarantine at home for 10 days. Operation … Read more
Britain’s ‘safe to travel’ list has been reduced to just nine countries – including Gibraltar, San Marino and Lichtenstein – after more destinations were red-flagged. Restrictions were imposed on arrivals from Denmark, Iceland, Slovakia and the Caribbean island of Curacao this weekend. It means travellers returning from those destinations to England will face 14 days … Read more
Britain’s ‘safe to travel’ list has been reduced to just nine countries – including Gibraltar, San Marino and Lichtenstein – after more destinations were red-flagged. Restrictions were imposed on arrivals from Iceland, Slovakia and the Caribbean island of Curacao this weekend. It means travellers returning from those destinations to England will face 14 days in … Read more
Portrait of an artist: Andy Warhol in 1975 Before Andy Warhol’s funeral in 1987, many of those gathered in New York to pay tribute genuinely believed that Andy himself might make an appearance at the service. Such was the strength of belief that the master craftsman of pop culture had decided to invent his own … Read more