UK announces 674 more coronavirus deaths – taking the number of COVID-19 victims to 26, 771. The Irony of life Suddenly New York “the city that never sleeps” is now asleep, all quiet. Rome “the eternal city” is deserted. Paris the “centre of Romance” lives in echos. Disney is out of magic. London is caged…
Several tributes came flying in to help the war veteran who has raised £30m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden, mark his 100th birthday. The occasion was marked with an RAF flypast and birthday greeting from the Queen and the prime minister. Captain Tom Moore has received 140, 000 birthday cards. “Reaching…
New Zealand begins phased exit from lockdown as construction and some non-essential business, healthcare, and education activity can now resume. In Spain, children are now allowed to leave their homes with an adult once per day. Spaniards will be allowed to leave their homes for short walks and exercise starting on 2 May, having previously…
Another 350 people have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals’, their lowest daily increase in confirmed deaths in four weeks. England reported 329 people taking the total 18, 749 Wales 8 deaths taking its total to 796 Scotland 13 deaths taking its total to 1262 Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/…
Bill Gates: China did many things right and their criticism over COVID-19 is a distraction Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said “China did many things right at the beginning like any country where a virus emerges, and their criticism was a distraction. It does not affect how we act today”. He further said, “…
In UK another 413 coronavirus deaths are recorded, the lowest figure this month. Of these 336 were in England, 14 were in Wales and 18 in Scotland, 45 Northern Ireland. Stand-in PM and the First Secretary Dominic Raab said,: “ Coronavirus vaccine not likely to come to fruition this year. The antibody test is important because it…
Mike Sonko, Kenya’s Nairobi Governor’s COVID-19 essential care packages include a few small bottles of the cognac, Hennessy and typical food staples. The governor justified the inclusion of alcohol as a very good “throat sanitizer”. Sonko said in a video “I think from the research conducted by the World Health Organisation and various organisations…
Dyson began developing a medical ventilator in response to a government appeal for firms to take part in a national effort to increase the number of ventilators, is now no longer required. Sir James Dyson, founder, who invested £20 million on the project without asking for public funds, in a note to staff said that…
The Department of Health UK has released its official death toll, 616 people had died in hospital from coronavirus in the past 24 hours taking the total death toll to 18, 837 at 5 pm, pm 22 April. Out of 425, 821 tests of which 138, 078 tested positive. A British Airways passenger Boeing 777…
Prof Chris Whitty, the Government’s chief medical adviser said it was “wholly unrealistic” to expect life would suddenly return to normal soon. He also said “in the long run” the ideal way out would be via a “highly effective vaccine” or drugs to treat the disease and warned that the chance of having those within…