Madrid and London face worse coronavirus outbreaks than Lombardy

Madrid and London are facing worse coronavirus outbreaks than Lombardy in Italy with deaths doubling every two days – but New York’s mortality rate could be set to outpace them all. The humanitarian cost of the pandemic continues to mount globally as more than 415,000 people have been infected with the deadly disease, and more … Read more

Satellite photos show areas before and after the coronavirus lockdown once busy places finally empty

Life around the globe has come to a virtual halt as the coronavirus pandemic has continued to spread. Governments have imposed orders requesting their citizens self-isolate indoors and avoid crowds to curb the spread of the virus.  Satellite images of before and after the outbreak show once usually busy areas all but deserted. Planet Labs, an … Read more

Madrid and London face worse coronavirus outbreaks than Lombardy

Madrid and London are facing worse coronavirus outbreaks than Lombardy in Italy with deaths doubling every two days – but New York’s mortality rate could be set to outpace them all. The humanitarian cost of the pandemic continues to mount globally as more than 415,000 people have been infected with the deadly disease, and more … Read more

Brits in Tobago threatened by armed police as stranded tourists offered loans to get home

Riot police wielding machine guns confronted a group of British tourists after a dispute at their five-star Caribbean hotel – as they were left afraid they would not be allowed home.  The holidaymakers in Tobago – most of whom are over 60 – say they were falsely accused of ‘accosting’ the hotel manager and threatened … Read more

Brits in Tobago threatened by armed police as stranded tourists offered loans to get home

Riot police wielding machine guns confronted a group of British tourists after a dispute at their five-star Caribbean hotel – as they were left afraid they would not be allowed home.  The holidaymakers in Tobago – most of whom are over 60 – say they were falsely accused of ‘accosting’ the hotel manager and threatened … Read more

Hantavirus – from rats – caused death of man on bus in China

Man who died on a bus in China tests positive for deadly hantavirus that RATS spread to humans Diagnosis hits as China lifts quarantine restrictions designed to fight Covid-19  Sparked panic on social media but medics say the hantavirus is nothing new  Transmission between humans is rare but hantavirus kills 38 per cent of victims … Read more