Coronavirus UK: Spike feared after Black Lives Matter protests

The Health Secretary argued the evidence was ‘clear’ that not obeying social distancing rules designed to curb the outbreak ‘risks increasing the spread of the virus’ Matt Hancock today said it was a ‘mistake’ for Britons to have participated in Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend with the coronavirus still spreading across the UK.  … Read more

Spike Lee is warning the world will be ‘in peril’ if President Donald Trump is re-elected

Spike Lee is warning the world will be ‘in peril’ if President Donald Trump is re-elected adding ‘he will go down in history as the worst president’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 14:47 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 14:47 BST, 8 June 2020 Spike Lee has warned the world will be ‘in peril’ … Read more

Fever-Tree shop sales spike by a quarter as Britons sip gin at home

Fever-Tree shop sales spike by a quarter as Britons sip gin at home By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 Fever-Tree shop sales spiked by a quarter as Britons sipped gin at home.  The tonic maker Fever-Tree saw sales from supermarkets and … Read more

Mystery of Weston-super-Mare’s Covid-19 outbreak: Officials investigating spike in cases

The cause of a Covid-19 outbreak in Weston-super-Mare which forced health chiefs to shut the only hospital remains a mystery. But furious residents say it could be due to tourists flocking to the beach to enjoy the sunny weather – and scientists agree. Infectious disease experts also say the spike in coronavirus cases could be … Read more

Coronavirus symptom tracker shows spike in new cases since loss of smell was added to symptoms

Coronavirus cases in the UK surged after the government added loss of smell and taste to the list of disease symptoms, a coronavirus symptom tracker has claimed. Covid Symptom Tracker saw its estimated total number of cases jump by 27,441 in the four days following the announcement on May 18, to 279,188. The app also … Read more

Will the coronavirus crash lead to a double digit inflation spike?

Will the coronavirus crash ultimately lead to a huge spike in inflation? With consumer prices inflation having plunged to 0.8 per cent in April, you could be forgiven for thinking a suggestion of a return to the bad old days of high inflation is wrongheaded. And it’s certainly true that pressing the pause button on … Read more

Funeral directors told to expect up to 85,000 extra deaths this summer if second Covid-19 spike hits

Funeral directors have been told to expect up to 85,000 extra deaths this summer if second Covid-19 spike hits Researchers carried out report for National Association of Funeral Directors  If lockdown has been successful, 33,000 could still die in best case scenario Different parts of the UK could also be affected more than other regions  … Read more

Easing lockdown restrictions has caused a spike in stress levels

Speculation that politicians are preparing to start easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions has resulted in a spike in stress levels throughout Britain, a study claims. The suggestion that social distancing measures could be relaxed has caused people to become concerned they will be more likely to catch COVID-19 and become seriously ill.  Researchers at UCL surveyed … Read more

New York City’s heart attack spike could’ve been early sign of COVID-19

A spike in heart attacks in mid-February could have been an early sign that the coronavirus was starting to spread in New York City before it became the epicenter for the illness in mid-March. Data from New York shows that there was an uptick in 911 calls for cardiac arrest in Brooklyn and Queens in … Read more

Trump takes no responsibility for spike in inpeople ingesting disinfectant as coronavirus treatment

Donald Trump refuses to take responsibility for spike in people ingesting disinfectant and says he ‘can’t imagine why’ there was an increase after he spoke about using it as a coronavirus treatment Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said his state was flooded with calls to emergency hotlines from people asking about disinfectants after Trump’s comment  Monday … Read more