A Chinese doctor who claimed her bosses tried to silence her early warnings about coronavirus appears to have disappeared — stirring fears that she was detained, according to new reports. Ai Fen had pointed out cases of the illness to colleagues at Wuhan Central Hospital, eight of whom were reprimanded themselves, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. The whereabouts of Ai, who is […]

Italy sees number of deaths rise by its lowest in almost a week – 727 – but number of new infections sees sharp spike with 4,782 new cases The country’s total death toll now sits at 13,155, with total infections at 110,574 Italy’s death toll rise is its lowest since March 26, though its infections are rising In the Lombardy […]

China will send out planes to the UK to repatriate oversea students as they scramble to get a ticket home to avoid coronavirus China plans to fly overseas students out of the UK tomorrow, official said today The decision comes after ‘considering the current epidemic situation in the UK’ Worried Chinese flock back home as new infections and deaths soar in […]

APRIL Fools Day is just a bit of harmless fun, right? Tell that to the screaming masses fearing the world is about to end or the wife quite literally frightened to death. Some pranks end up having horrific unintended consequences and there have been calls to cancel the day this year after the coronavirus lockdown sparked a wave of poor […]

London drivers make MORE unnecessary journeys than those in Paris, Madrid and New York with roads still jam-packed full of traffic despite lockdown London has higher traffic levels than other major European capitals, data shows It suggests drivers are still making unnecessary journeys despite the lockdown 20% of London’s roads congested on average last week, against the usual 40% But […]

PIERS Morgan this morning ripped into ministers for failing to explain WHY Britain can't test as many people for coronavirus as Germany. The Good Morning Britain host lost his temper with Robert Jenrick, who couldn't explain why the UK wasn't able to get 500,000 tests done like seen in other countries. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest […]

Washington: In late January, as China locked down some provinces to contain the spread of the coronavirus, average internet speeds in the country slowed as people who were stuck inside went online more and clogged the networks. Much of the world is struggling with slower internet connection speeds because of the coronavirus pandemic. Credit:Bloomberg In Hubei province, the epicentre of […]

The coronavirus death toll in the US on Tuesday surged passed 3,500, surpassing China’s — as well as the number of people who died in the 9/11 terror attacks. The Empire State remains the nation’s virus epicenter with 75,795 cases, 43,139 in New York City. Most of the state’s 1,500 deaths have been in the Big Apple — which is […]

Idaho becomes first state to BAN trans girls and women from competing in female sports and will prohibit sex changes on birth certificates Idaho Governor Brad Little signed two anti-transgender bills, one of which would prevent transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports The Republican governor also approved legislation that prohibits transgender people from changing the sex listed […]

12-year-old Belgian girl becomes the youngest in Europe to die from coronavirus A 12-year-old Belgian girl has died from coronavirus, officials said today  It was the first death of a child in the COVID-19 crisis taking its toll on Belgium   The country has recorded 705 deaths from the disease and 12,000 cases  Before the unnamed Belgian girl, the youngest victim […]