Coronavirus US: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive

Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, they revealed Wednesday evening.  The Forrest Gump actor and his wife, both 63, announced the positive test results on Instagram urging the public to ‘take care’.  The couple is currently in Australia where the Oscar-winner is filming for an untitled … Read more

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus 

BREAKING: Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus after they had ‘chills’ while he filmed for Baz Luhrmann’s unnamed Elvis Presley film in Australia Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, they revealed Wednesday evening The couple is currently in Australia where Tom … Read more

Researchers in Norway test using underwater robots with fin-like flaps to guard fish farms 

Researchers in Norway test how comfortable salmon in a commercial fish farm being monitored by underwater robots instead of human divers A team of scientists in Norway observed 188,000 salmon in a sea cage fish farm They sent a smaller and larger robot into the water to observe the salmon The fish appeared to be … Read more

Two Edinburgh hospital doctors test positive for coronavirus after returning from Italy

Two Scottish doctors have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a skiing holiday in Italy.  The medics work at the private Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh.  The two doctors have not treated any patients or attended the hospital since their return from holiday, as new figures show 36 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Number of cases hits 458 after 85 test positive

The number of coronavirus cases in Britain today soared to 458 after health chiefs announced the biggest daily jump in cases since the killer infection hit the UK.  Eighty-five more patients have been struck down by the deadly infection, meaning the outbreak in the UK has risen five-fold in the space of a week – … Read more

NHS will test 10,000 patients for the killer coronavirus each day

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure

New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure and would reveal if they need urgent treatment Prostate cancer is most common among UK men with 50,000 diagnosed a year Study published in Journal of Clinical Investigation offers hope of a blood test At present the cancer is diagnosed through physical … Read more

Seven Brits test positive for coronavirus in Vietnam after plane with globe-trotting super-spreader

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Nineteen crew members, two passengers on Grand Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Horrified passengers only learned that nineteen crew members and two tourists aboard Grand Princess cruise ship had tested positive for coronavirus when Mike Pence announced the cases at his press conference.  Forty-six people on board were swabbed and 21 of them tested positive, Vice President Mike Pence revealed in a White House press conference Friday.  News … Read more

NASA unsure if Boeing has to conduct another Starliner test flight before taking humans to space

NASA’s uncertainty over Starliner astronaut capsule made clear as Boeing is told to take 61 ‘corrective actions’ after failed mission sent craft into wrong the wrong orbit Boeing will have to address 61 corrective actions outlined by NASA  The mandate comes after a botched mission from Starliner late last year  NASA has yet to say … Read more