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Germany’s coronavirus death rate is around 10 times lower than the rate calculated using official figures, according to an antibody surveillance scheme. University of Bonn experts estimate 1.8million people across the country could have already contracted the killer infection. But the official case count stands at 165,759 while 6,800 patients have died – a death rate … Read more
Who is your 11th friend? Last week it emerged Ministers are giving serious consideration to the creation of a ‘bubble’ of ten family members and acquaintances who we will be allowed to associate with as part of the slow easing of lockdown. So think about it for a moment. Not of the ten lucky souls … Read more
As a woman in Michigan put it during my latest round of polling in America: ‘It’s almost painful to watch. I have to change the channel.’ But her comment did not refer to the terrible scenes played out in hospitals and elsewhere as the coronavirus wreaks havoc across the US. Instead, she was talking about … Read more
Key workers are reportedly being turned away from supermarkets despite efforts to prioritise those on the frontline A carer and and an NHS worker say they couldn’t get in to Aldi’s priority shopping slot as a surgery staff member said she was refused entry to Tesco because she worked at ‘just a GP practice’. Marion … Read more
Ecuador’s government said on Thursday it was building a ‘special camp’ for coronavirus victims in the country’s largest city of Guayaquil, where an outbreak has killed over 80 people, with many bodies left at home for days. President Lenin Moreno said the official total of 120 deaths across the Andean nation, among the highest tallies … Read more
Model and Made In Chelsea stalwart Sophie Hermann has revealed the secrets to her stunning physique. The 33-year-old beauty – known for her no-nonsense attitude and zest for the finer things in life – has revealed that she doesn’t count calories, won’t be becoming vegan anytime soon and that she loves to eat, proving that … Read more
The US drug epidemic has likely claimed the lives of twice as many Americans as currently estimated, new research suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there were 63,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016. But that estimate doesn’t include non-overdose deaths that have drugs at their root, like those from HIV, … Read more