An idea takes off like wildfire, changing our world forever, as a deadly virus suddenly explodes into the population. We live in a world that’s more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks of disease of misinformation, even of violence that appears, spread, and fade away with bewildering speed. Adam Kucharski, an…
Coronavirus death toll surpasses half a million and over 10 million infected according to Johns Hopkins University in the US. The US has reported a total of 2.5 million cases and 125, 000 deaths with Covid-19 so far more than any other country. The virus which emerged in China, late last year and spread across…
Councils and charities in England have called for help to ensure people did not have to return to the streets when hotels reopen on 4 July, will be given an extra £105m to support rough sleepers put up during lockdown. Thousands of rough sleepers were housed in hotels and B&Bs as coronavirus hit. The government…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells MPs that restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and hotels will reopen in England from 4 July as the 2m social distancing rule is being reduced to 1m plus. In Hotels empty minibars, buffet-free breakfasts and regular deep cleaning are among the measures being introduced by one of the biggest operators in…
The World Health Organization records the highest one-day increase in total cases with 183, 000 added in one day as most came from Brazil, the US, and India. Globally over 9, 072, 657 confirmed cases since the outbreak began with 471, 177 deaths. The US has recorded over 2.3 million infections and 120, 000 deaths.…
UK’s Covid-19 alert level reduced as the virus is in general circulation, but not high or rising quickly, with a gradual relaxation of restrictions possible. Risk levels are measured by a five-level colour coded alert system. Risk levels are Level five – a material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed, extremely strict social distancing. Level…
The UK has passed 300, 469 confirmed Covid-19 cases, as the average number of deaths from Covid-19 over the last seven days is now 144 compared with 435 on May 18. Britain faces a Tsunami of job losses despite hundreds of thousands of furloughed employees getting back to work. MPs were told that jobs were…
Dexamethasone, a cheap genetic steroid has proven to become the first life-saving drug treatment in the Covid-19 pandemic. The low-dose steroid treatment Dexamethasone is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus, and found it cut the risk of death by a third for patients on…
The second wave of coronavirus in Beijing, with a level two alert, in 27 neighbourhoods which are classed as medium risk, and one near the market classed as high risk, as no one will be allowed to leave as spike continues. Millions of people in Beijing are living under renewed restrictions as pandemic virus spike…