Grass grows between cobblestones as Italy coronavirus lockdown keeps pedestrians away from piazzas 

Grass has sprouted between cobblestones in Rome’s piazzas as lockdown measures keep pedestrians away. The new growth coincides with a significant plunge in footfall due to the country’s strict stay-at-home measures, in what could be described as nature’s silver lining to coronavirus.  Italy has been the epicentre of Europe’s coronavirus devastation with a staggering 199,000 … Read more

Global coronavirus cases reaches 3 million milestone

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Global coronavirus cases reaches 3 million milestone

December 31 – China first reports a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan to the WHO January 4 – WHO tweets about ‘a cluster of pneumonia cases’ in Wuhan with no deaths, saying investigations into the cause are underway January 5 – The WHO issues its first guidance on ‘pneumonia of unknown cause’, saying … Read more

Coronavirus may be 8-times more fatal than thought and kill 0.5% of infected people in NYC

Coronavirus may be far more deadly than current official fatality rates indicate, a new study suggests.   Predictions University of California, Berkeley, researchers made based on death data out of Italy claim that a 0.5 percent fatality rate is a ‘conservative’ estimate for New York City.  Overall, they anticipate that the virus may up to kill … Read more

Coronavirus cases in America soar to 987,590

Coronavirus cases in the United States steadily near one million as the total number of deaths is just below the White House’s ‘best case scenario’ projection of 60,000.  On Sunday, the number of Americans infected with the deadly COVID-19 soared to 987,590 confirmed cases.  This is up 27,446 cases from Saturday in a continuous surge … Read more

Coronavirus cases in America soar to 987,590

Coronavirus cases in the United States steadily near one million as the total number of deaths is just below the White House’s ‘best case scenario’ projection of 60,000.  On Sunday, the number of Americans infected with the deadly COVID-19 soared to 987,590 confirmed cases.  This is up 27,446 cases from Saturday in a continuous surge … Read more

Italy’s schools will not reopen until September, PM announces

Italy, the first European country to be hard-hit by the coronavirus, will allow some businesses to reopen as soon as this week while aiming to reopen manufacturing and construction from May 4, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. Conte gave the most detailed outline yet of plans to reopen the economy, in a newspaper interview published … Read more

Italy’s schools will not reopen until September, PM announces

Italy, the first European country to be hard-hit by the coronavirus, will allow some businesses to reopen as soon as this week while aiming to reopen manufacturing and construction from May 4, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. Conte gave the most detailed outline yet of plans to reopen the economy, in a newspaper interview published … Read more

Is a red rash another symptom? How skin changes could identify people who should be tested for virus

A new, raised red rash and unexplained marks on the skin could be signs of Covid-19, experts have warned. Data from Italy indicates as many as one in five people hospitalised with Covid-19 may develop rashes or experience changes to the skin. In some cases, a rash could potentially be the first – or only … Read more

Germany’s daily infection rate slows for second day with 2,055 new cases as crowds gather in Berlin

New coronavirus figures in Germany showed further positive signs that the country is over the worst of the crisis, as both the number of new confirmed cases and deaths were less than yesterday’s.  Saturday saw the country confirm 2,055 new coronavirus cases, bringing to total figure to 152,438, and 179 new deaths, bringing the total … Read more