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They were 30 seconds of my life that must have aged me about ten years. My toddler had tried to climb the stairs and as she tumbled down the last couple of steps on her bottom, there was a thud and a cry. A normal part of learning to get about for a child of … Read more
A terrifying video shows exactly how coughing on an airplane can spread the deadly coronavirus through a cabin. The visualisation was created by Purdue University, Indiana, a few years ago to show how coronavirus pathogens travel far further than expected. It shows how saliva droplets from one cough cause an initial plume of germs, which … Read more
A terrifying video shows exactly how coughing on an airplane can spread the deadly coronavirus through a cabin. The visualisation was created by Purdue University, Indiana, a few years ago to show how coronavirus pathogens travel far further than expected. It shows how saliva droplets from one cough cause an initial plume of germs, which … Read more
A paramedic who tested positive for COVID-19 has warned that it can trigger some unusual symptoms after she contracted the deadly virus without suffering a cough or high temperature. Kirstine Adkin, 24, said she couldn’t taste raw garlic, ground coffee or cinnamon as symptoms quickly emerged. The NHS medic, from Poole, Dorset, then lost all … Read more
Man, 60, is jailed for four months after deliberately coughing in the face of another shopper during row at shop tills Gary Saunders ‘weaponised’ his cough while queuing at the till of a local shop Saunders of Southsea, Hampshire admitted common assault in court yesterday The incident happened in Cornucopia in Southsea on April 14 … Read more
Three jailed after threatening police with coronavirus in separate ‘cough attacks’ Thomas Wilson, 19, and Bevan Burke, 22, were jailed for spitting at police officers Anthony Evans, 54, was also imprisoned for spitting in a police officer’s face Wilson received six months in prison while Burke was jailed for 42 weeks A judge later jailed … Read more
A teenager was jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police while another yob was sentenced to nine months in prison for coughing at officers and telling them: ‘I hope you and your family die.’ Shocking bodycam footage shows Thomas Wilson, 19, from Coventry, boasting to police officers about having coronavirus … Read more
Shocking coronavirus simulation shows how infected shopper can cough cloud of deadly droplets across TWO supermarket aisles – with bug hanging in the air for ‘several minutes’ Scientists in Finland all run computer tests to see how coronavirus spreads Experts from three different bodies show disease can spread across two aisles Even in a ventilated … Read more
Tiger named Nadia tests positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo after she developed a dry cough A four-year-old female Malayan tiger named Nadia tested positive for COVID-19, the Wildlife Conservation Society said Sunday The tiger was screened after developing a dry cough and a decrease in appetite Six other cats at the Bronx Zoo … Read more
Price of cough medicine surges more than 10% in just a week as cost of pet food, paracetamol and rice also rises sparking fresh fears of coronavirus profiteering Latest Office for National Statistics data shows key items have increased in price ONS figures show price of cough and cold medicine is up 10.7 per cent … Read more