Virus triggers unrest across Africa: Riots break out in Johannesburg over food shortages

Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more

Virus triggers unrest across Africa: Riots break out in Johannesburg over food shortages

Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more

Carnival cruises ‘helped fuel the coronavirus pandemic’

Cindy Friedman, the epidemiologist who is leading the CDC’s coronavirus cruise ship task force, told Bloomberg Businessweek in an explosive interview that the actions of Carnival Cruises amid the pandemic has put a ‘huge strain’ on the United States Carnival Cruises helped fuel the coronavirus pandemic by still sailing its fleet of ships even when … Read more

Malin Akerman goes bra-less while walking her dog in Griffith Park… which closed due to COVID-19

The Watchmen alum Malin Åkerman wore a CDC-recommended coronavirus face mask to walk her female terrier-mix dog through Los Angeles’ Griffith Park on Wednesday. The Swedish-born, Toronto-raised 41-year-old was breaking social-distancing rules as the City of LA Recreation and Parks Department closed all Griffith Park facilities and trails back on March 27, according to LA … Read more

CDC Director Robert Redfield says he recommended some states lock down in February

The director of the Centers for Disease Control said Monday that he did recommend in February some states expand mitigation efforts to combat the coronavirus spread, but lockdowns didn’t begin until March. Robert Redfield suggested on NBC’s Today that some recommendations by the CDC and National Institute of Health were ignored earlier on in the … Read more

Royal Caribbean Cruises founder Arne Wilhelmsen dies at 90

A Royal Caribbean Cruises founder credited for boosting industry has died at the age of 90. Norwegian born Arne Wilhelmsen passed away on Saturday in Palma, Spain, the company announced on their blog Sunday. His cause death was not stated. The company’s global sailings are currently suspended through May 11 due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more

Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America, doctor says

Dr Maria Danilychev (pictured), who practices practices hospice/palliative medicine in San Diego, has published a chart showing how Covid-19 has risen to become the leading cause of death in the US at 1,970 deaths per day Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America killing more on average each day than cancer or … Read more

Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America, doctor says

Dr Maria Danilychev (pictured), who practices practices hospice/palliative medicine in San Diego, has published a chart showing how Covid-19 has risen to become the leading cause of death in the US at 1,970 deaths per day Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America killing more on average each day than cancer or … Read more

Computer scientist creates coronavirus database for the visually impaired

Software developer creates a simplified website of coronavirus statistics to make them accessible for the blind or visually impaired A Boston-based software developer wanted to make COVID-19 stats accessible He created a simplified website that would be easily readable by electronic braille readers and other common aid devices used by the visually impaired Called CVStats.net, … Read more

Some young people may fall severely ill with coronavirus due to their DNA

Older people and those with underlying conditions are at greatest risk of dying of coronavirus – but otherwise healthy young people are getting severely ill and even dying of the disease.  And the ill fates of these young coronavirus patients may be written into their DNA, some scientists suspect.  Some 80 percent of people who … Read more