‘Do it for your big momma’: Surgeon general pleads with black community to help ‘slow the spread’

Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with the African-American community and other communities of color to follow the government’s guidelines to ‘slow the spread’ of the coronavirus – as those communities are being disproportionately hit by the pandemic.  ‘We need you to do this if not for yourself than for your abuela. Do it for your … Read more

‘Do it for your big momma’: Surgeon general pleads with black community to help ‘slow the spread’

Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with the African-American community and other communities of color to follow the government’s guidelines to ‘slow the spread’ of the coronavirus – as those communities are being disproportionately hit by the pandemic.  ‘We need you to do this if not for yourself than for your abuela. Do it for your … Read more

What are my rights if my internet is slow? We reveal the answer to the UK’s broadband questions 

As more households rely on home broadband than ever before, there has been a surge in searches for problems related to the internet. Online searches for ‘slow internet’ and ‘slow broadband’ have seen an increase of 60 per cent, highlighting the number of users potentially suffering with sluggish speeds. The problem is likely to be … Read more

Drinking SKIMMED milk instead of semi-skimmed could slow ageing and make your DNA 4.5 YEARS younger

Drinking skimmed milk instead of semi-skimmed milk may slow DNA ageing, a study suggests. In a study of almost 6,000 people, scientists analysed people’s genes and quizzed them about their diets and what type of milk they drank. The age of DNA could be worked out by looking at the length of certain parts of chromosomes, which … Read more

On a slow boat to Norfolk: Taking the helm of a 40ft craft on the Broads

When you’re cruising on a boat at a stately six miles per hour, the last thing you’re fearful of is being caught speeding. Yet 6mph is the fastest speed you’re permitted to go on the Norfolk Broads, Britain’s largest protected wetland and third-largest inland waterway. But why on earth would you wish to go any … Read more

Coronavirus Italy: 14,681 now dead but rates start to slow

Italy’s coronavirus death toll has climbed by 766 to 14,681 today, with infections reaching nearly 120,000, though death and infection rates are continuing to slow.  Friday’s figures, revealed by the Civil Protection Agency, are marginally higher than the daily tally of 760 fatalities registered a day earlier. The number of new cases was slightly lower, growing by … Read more

Trump officially DOUBLES the length of ‘slow the spread’ campaign from 15 to 30 days

Donald Trump DOUBLES the length of ‘slow the spread’ campaign from 15 to 30 days after bowing to doctors and abandoning Easter target to re-open country President Trump made the new ’30 Days to Slow the Spread’ policy official at Tuesday’s White House briefing Reporters were given new fact sheets and TV screens in the … Read more

UK’s coronavirus outbreak is ‘starting to slow but deaths will keep rising’

UK’s coronavirus outbreak is ‘starting to slow’ but deaths will keep rising, says government expert Neil Ferguson as he suggests up to 2million people might already have been infected Professor Neil Ferguson says signs coronavirus outbreak ‘starting to slow’ in UK Government expert says rate of increase in hospital admission looks to be easing Warned … Read more

Lockdowns are the best hope to slow the spread of coronavirus, suggests new Chinese study

Lockdowns and travel restrictions are the best methods to slow the spread of coronavirus, a new study of China suggests. Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK and Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, found that in Wuhan – the epicenter of the outbreak – restriction on travels came too late. Once the locked … Read more

High temperatures and humidity can ‘significantly’ slow the spread of coronavirus

Rising temperatures and humidity levels will likely slow the spread of coronavirus around the globe, a new study suggests – but changing weather can’t stop the disease alone.  As the weather grew warmer and more humid in 100 Chinese cities researchers at Beihang University and Tsinghua University found that the transmission rate of COVID-19 fell.  … Read more