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A teenager from the Yanomami tribe has been killed by the new coronavirus in Brazil, raising alarm about the spread of the virus among indigenous communities. The 15-year-old, from a village within the Yanomami indigenous territory, had been hospitalised in an intensive care unit in Roraima state´s capital since 3 April according to the government. … Read more
A new coronavirus heat map shows that Middlesbrough has the worst offenders when it comes to flouting the ‘stay at home’ rules during the coronavirus crisis. The ‘COVID-19 heat map’ from Evergreen Life, the NHS-backed personal health record app, shows people in the North Yorkshire town have been going outdoors the most. Ryedale in North … Read more
Coronavirus could wipe out Brazil’s indigenous communities: Fears for isolated tribes after infection enters the Amazon region Community’s elders are most at risk of dying causing ‘chaos’ in communities Some indigenous people breaking into groups with hunting equipment to isolate Coronavirus has killed 486 and infected more than 11,000 in Brazil alone By Jemma Carr For Mailonline … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Flood-hit communities might have to be abandoned the head of the Environment Agency will say today – as ‘danger to life’ warnings remain in place along the River Severn. Sir James Bevan will say it would be unrealistic to ban all development on the flood plain, but if there is no alternative any building that … Read more
Prince Charles today visited flood-hit communities in South Wales, which are bracing for their third weekend washout from the freak weather lashing the UK. The first-in-line climbed into a water-logged cellar of a home in Pontypridd to see first hand the devastation of residents and business owners who have been desperately shoring up their defences to … Read more
Emmanuel Macron vows to ‘win the battle’ against Muslims creating separate communities in France French President made the comments on a visit to a police station in Mulhouse The area is considered a security concern because of tensions linked to religion He lamented children taken out of school because of radical ideas linked to Islam … Read more
‘The only banks left in Hebden Bridge are grass ones down by the river’: The communities in fear of being pushed towards a cashless society Hebden Bridge is a busy market town – but it has no banks Lloyds closed earlier this year at the same time ripping out the last cash machine Banks claim … Read more