Ghost town NYC: Big Apple’s streets are deserted due to coronavirus outbreak

New York City has turned into a ghost town with typically-packed subways cars left completely empty and tourist-filled hot spots like Times Square and Central Park eerily deserted.  On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that $50billion in federal resources be allocated to combat the contagious outbreak that has impacted 49 … Read more

Trump HAS been tested for coronavirus and is waiting for results

President Donald Trump has been tested for coronavirus, he revealed at an unscheduled White House briefing on Saturday. Trump said that had been tested on Friday night, after fielding questions about it during a press conference due to contact with at least three people who later tested positive for the virus. The president said that … Read more

Britain’s usually busy nightlife strips resemble ghost towns amid coronavirus outbreak

Britain’s once busy and bustling streets resembled ghost towns this morning and last night as businesses started to announce closure dates amid the coronavirus outbreak.  One trade body, UK Hospitality, has announced that people working in cafes, hotels and bars could lose their jobs by May if laws aren’t changed.  London’s Oxford Street, normally one of … Read more

All Apple stores across the world close for two weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic 

All Apple stores outside of China will close for two weeks to fight coronavirus pandemic Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, made the announcement on Twitter early Saturday morning, saying that the measures will help prevent the spread of coronavirus The stores will close immediately, and will not reopen until March 27 The only stores exempt from … Read more

US travel ban on Europe ‘is set to be extended to the UK and Ireland on Monday night’

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

Singing from the rooftops: Thousands of Italians in Milan and Rome take to balconies

Singing from the rooftops: Thousands of Italians in Milan and Rome take to balconies to sing and play instruments in bid cheer each other up amid coronavirus lockdown Families and neighbours in Rome, Milan, Palermo and other cities also crashed pots together in the flashmob Messages were circulated on social media to organise the second … Read more

Iran confirms 97 more coronavirus deaths and 1,365 fresh cases in just 24 hours

Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 611 after the country confirmed 97 more victims and a surge in the number of cases. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said ‘1,365 fresh cases have been added to the number of infections in the past 24 hours’, bringing the total to 12,729. Jahanpour told a televised news … Read more

America braces for coronvirus collapse: Only 100,00 ICU beds and 10 MILLION may be hospitalized

America’s doctors are afraid of the ‘tremendous’ strain the coronavirus pandemic is going to put on the country’s healthcare system and are warning that as many as 500,000 people already have the virus.  As of Saturday morning, there were more than confirmed 2,200 cases of COVID-19 in the US and 50 people had died from … Read more

Singing from the rooftops: Thousands of Italians in Milan and Rome take to balconies

Singing from the rooftops: Thousands of Italians in Milan and Rome take to balconies to sing and play instruments in bid cheer each other up amid coronavirus lockdown Families and neighbours in Rome, Milan, Palermo and other cities also crashed pots together in the flashmob Messages were circulated on social media to organise the second … Read more