Month: May 2020
The World Health Organisation in a virtual meeting today, the countries plan to back a resolution demanding an independent inquiry into the pandemic. Although it does not single out China or any other country instead of calling for an impartial independent and comprehensive evaluation of the WHO- coordinated international Health response to Covid-19. While the…
The UK records a 53-day lowest deaths figure since 24th March taking the total death toll to 34, 636. At the peak on 2 April, there were 961 deaths in a 24-hour period. Across the UK more than 243, 300 people have tested positive for the virus. Hottest day of the year is expected this week…
Beaches are reopening around the world in countries that are easing their lockdowns. Temperature checks and limited ticket entry are some of the measures in place to help maintain social distancing. For the first time in eight weeks, National park visitors surge despite plea to stay away from beauty spots after the first weekend since…
The R-Value – the range for the reproduction rate of coronavirus has increased slightly across the UK after the lockdown was eased partially on Monday. According to the Government Office for Science. R measures how many people on average one infected person transmits the disease too. Last week the R-value in the UK was thought…
Living in a relatively odour-free environment has numbed us to the importance that smells have always had in human history and culture. The 18th century paved way for softer, sweeter perfumes, often with floral and fruity scents came into fashion, reflecting new norms of femininity and a gentler vision of nature. In 2014 scientific finding…
Upstream probes the psychological forces that push us downstream – including the problem of blindness, which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. Often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we…
A rocket capable of flying passengers from London to Dubai in under 29 minutes, shared flying cars that can be ordered up like we order a Uber and which nanoscale motes will float through our bloodstream collecting data are some of the innovations that await us in the next decade as the technology is accelerating…
A deserted London never to be seen again during the Coronavirus lockdown. Pictures by Laurence Nair Hyde Park Corner
Transport for London (TfL) has secured a £1.6bn emergency funding to keep tube and bus services running until September 2020. Under the terms of the bailout, London Mayor Sadiq Khan is expected to restore full Underground service as soon as possible and increase bus and tube fares by 1 per cent above inflation. “They…