Rufus Hound ‘breaks law by going to park while waiting for his positive Covid test’

Rufus Hound has reportedly broken the law after going to a busy park instead of isolating at home while waiting for the results of his Covid test. The axed Dancing On Ice star, 41, is said to have visited Hampton Court Park, in west London, with his children on Tuesday just hours after having a swab … Read more

Rufus Hound ‘breaks law by going to park while waiting for his positive Covid test’

Rufus Hound has reportedly broken the law after going to a busy park instead of isolating at home while waiting for the results of his Covid test. The axed Dancing On Ice star, 41, is said to have visited Hampton Court Park, in west London, with his children on Tuesday just hours after having a swab … Read more

Test and Trace data shows Covid cases in England have plunged 41% in a fortnight

Pressure on NHS intensive care has started to ease for the first time since the second wave of coronavirus took off and Test and Trace data shows cases of the disease are down 41 per cent in a fortnight.  All key metrics now indicate the darkest days of the winter crisis are behind us, with the … Read more

Dancing On Ice bosses warn celebs if they test positive for covid they’ll be axed

Dancing on Ice bosses are following the lead of Strictly Come Dancing by issuing tough rules for celebs taking part.  Producers have informed all the celebrity skaters and their professional partners that if they test positive for coronavirus they will immediately be axed from the ITV show.  Comedian Rufus Hound has already missed two live … Read more

Elon Musk’s Starship SN9 rocket EXPLODES after its first high altitude test flight

Another one bites the dust: Elon Musk’s Starship SN9 rocket EXPLODES after its first high-altitude test flight that sent it on the same path as SN8 that was also destroyed upon landing SpaceX launched its new Starship prototype, SN9, from its facility in Texas on the same path as the SN8 SN9 hit all of … Read more

Maya Jama needed a biopsy and is having her cervical cells ‘monitored’ after delaying smear test

Maya Jama has urged her fans to book their smear tests after suffering complications through delaying her own.  Addressing her Instagram followers on Monday, the 26-year-old presenter revealed that she has suspected cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) as a result of putting off her test for a year.  CIN is an abnormal changes of the cells … Read more

Virgin Galactic announces new February 13 launch window for SpaceShipTwo Unity test flight

Virgin Galactic has announced a new flight window for the next test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity. The window will open on February 13 with opportunities to fly throughout February, the company said, pending good weather conditions and technical readiness. The flight, which will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto … Read more

Fraudsters are selling airline passengers FAKE Covid negative test certificates

Criminal gangs are selling forged Covid certificates at airports for hundreds of pounds, it emerged today.   Several countries, including Britain, require proof of a recent negative test from all international arrivals – but gangs are helping people slip through the net for as little as £35.  Europol issued a warning about the documents as it … Read more

HHS awards $230M to Ellume to scale up manufacturing of over-the-counter home test

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) have awarded $230 million to help a company scale up production of the first at-home coronavirus test. The test, made by Australian manufacturer Ellume, was authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December. It comes with a … Read more

Rutgers professor who developed first Covid-19 saliva test dies of a heart attack at age 51 

Rutgers University research professor Andrew Brooks, who developed the first Covid-19 saliva-based test to help diagnose the virus, has died of a heart attack at the age of 51.  Brooks, who has played a significant role in the fight against the pandemic, died unexpectedly on January 23, the university said in a statement.  His sister … Read more