UK’s coronavirus outbreak is ‘starting to slow but deaths will keep rising’

UK’s coronavirus outbreak is ‘starting to slow’ but deaths will keep rising, says government expert Neil Ferguson as he suggests up to 2million people might already have been infected Professor Neil Ferguson says signs coronavirus outbreak ‘starting to slow’ in UK Government expert says rate of increase in hospital admission looks to be easing Warned … Read more

GP has been ‘banned from local hospital after complaining about their slow response to coronavirus’

A doctor has been barred from working at a Shropshire hospital after she accused it of being ‘dangerously lacking’ in its coronavirus response.  Dr Catherine Beanland claims Ludlow Community Hospital has been ‘very slow’ in its efforts to protect staff and isolate patients.  The GP says she was told to stop working after complaining about their … Read more

Lockdowns are the best hope to slow the spread of coronavirus, suggests new Chinese study

Lockdowns and travel restrictions are the best methods to slow the spread of coronavirus, a new study of China suggests. Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK and Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, found that in Wuhan – the epicenter of the outbreak – restriction on travels came too late. Once the locked … Read more

High temperatures and humidity can ‘significantly’ slow the spread of coronavirus

Rising temperatures and humidity levels will likely slow the spread of coronavirus around the globe, a new study suggests – but changing weather can’t stop the disease alone.  As the weather grew warmer and more humid in 100 Chinese cities researchers at Beihang University and Tsinghua University found that the transmission rate of COVID-19 fell.  … Read more

Ohio and Louisiana order residents to stay home to slow coronavirus spread

Ohio and Louisiana have joined nine other states in ordering residents to stay at home to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.   Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the ‘stay at home’ directives at press conferences in their respective states on Sunday.  The orders affect some 16 million residents across … Read more

Nevada orders ALL casinos to close in effort to slow spread of coronavirus 

Gambling will grind to a halt by Wednesday in casino-mecca Las Vegas after Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak shut down all nonessential businesses. ‘This is only common sense. This is effecting the lives of our citizens. People are dying. Every day that is delayed here, I’m losing a dozen people on the back end that are … Read more

Home cook uses a slow cooker to make delicious lasagne

The ‘perfect’ lasagne recipe: Home cook’s slow cooker dinner is dubbed the ‘best recipe you can find’ A home cook has shared a delicious recipe for making lasagne in a slow cooker The chef used 17 ingredients including minced steak, onion, tomatoes and basil The dish was cooked in a slower cooker for three and a … Read more

Coronavirus US: Trump announces ’15 days to slow down’ virus

President Donald Trump on Monday released a series of coronavirus guidelines to slow the spread that calls for a lockdown of America, including the closing of restaurants and schools.  ‘Each and every one of us has a critical role to play in stopping the spread,’ the president said in the White House briefing room.  And … Read more

Norway announces coronavirus lockdown to slow down pandemic

Norway on lockdown: ‘Strongest-ever peacetime measures’ see schools and restaurants closed, all new arrivals quarantined and sporting events banned in bid to stop coronavirus Norway has invoked emergency powers to stop the spread of coronavirus  The country will close schools, restaurants and halt all sporting events  Health workers will be prevented from leaving the country … Read more