Coronavirus UK: Welsh Assembly shows Labour’s weak approach

For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more

Neil Ferguson warns of 100,000 UK coronavirus deaths if ‘shielding’ approach is used

The number of deaths from coronavirus could reach 100,000 in the UK by the end of this year if a gradual lockdown is implemented just to shield the elderly, Professor Neil Ferguson warned yesterday.  The Imperial College epidemiologist said it was impossible to send the young and healthy back to work while keeping the vulnerable in … Read more

Donald Trump unfollows Piers Morgan after GMB host blasted ‘bats*** crazy’ approach to coronavirus

Donald Trump unfollows Piers Morgan on Twitter after the presenter blasted his ‘batsh*t crazy’ approach to coronavirus Piers, 55, criticised US President after comments in White House press briefing Trump suggested tackling coronavirus with UV light and injecting disinfectant Piers denounced him in MailOnline column and said he’s since been unfollowed He wrote: ‘UPDATE: President … Read more

Vet’s plea to pet owners to take a ‘common sense approach’ during coronavirus crisis

A vet has urged pet owners to take a ‘common sense approach’ with their four-legged friends during the coronavirus crisis.    Two research projects are underway at the University of Adelaide to determine whether pets can experience a biological transmission of the virus after several dogs and cats outside of Australia tested positive to COVID-19.  But … Read more

Gary Neville’s five points illustrate the Premier League’s poor approach to the coronavirus crisis

Gary Neville has taken aim at the Premier League and their handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing it as ‘terrible’. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United defender turned television pundit, listed five calamitous decisions the Premier League has made in recent weeks. Premier League executives met with the … Read more

Do nothing approach to tackle coronavirus epidemic could have led to almost 500,000 deaths

Almost 500,000 people could have died from coronavirus if the UK had adopted a ‘do-nothing’ approach associated with earlier ‘herd immunity’ plans, a study has suggested. As the virus began to take a stranglehold on the UK last month, the Government mooted the concept of beating back the disease by allowing 80 per cent of … Read more

Coronavirus: China questions US government’s approach

Beijing’s chief medical advisor on the novel coronavirus has questioned the US governments’ abilities to fight the pandemic amid a tit-for-tat row between the two nations over the global emergency. Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan claimed he worried about what would happen in America, adding ‘the problem of the US will be the problem of the world’, … Read more

Jessica Alba on The Honest Company’s donations and business approach amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jessica Alba says The Honest Company has ‘donated three million diapers’ in addition to other essential supplies to families in need amid COVID-19 pandemic By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 07:11 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 07:26 BST, 3 April 2020 Jessica Alba, appearing Thursday on a stream on The Tonight Show Starring … Read more

Epidemiologists hit out at Britain’s approach to coronavirus

‘Is it going to work? I’m not sure, to be honest’: Epidemiologists hit out at Britain’s approach to coronavirus – as other countries around the world are ‘firefighting’ the pandemic Experts questioning why Britain hasn’t adopted same measures as other nations Italy, France and Spain are now on lockdown as the number of cases surged … Read more

WHO questions UK’s approach to ‘herd immunity’ amid coronavirus fight

The World Health Organisation has criticised the Government’s controversial approach to allow UK citizens to develop ‘herd immunity’ against coronavirus. Boris Johnson and his team of scientific advisers revealed last week that the aim of the Government’s approach is to slow the progress of the virus as it sweeps through the population, rather than following … Read more