Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald Trump lent his support to protesters rallying against lockdown orders. Evidence is mounting that social distancing successfully slowed the pandemic after more than half of humanity—4.5 billion people—were confined to their homes. Governments around the […]
Periods can feel like strange and mysterious things. Some of us have hardly any periods at all while our mates seem to bleed constantly (both require some kind of investigation). But if you’re normally pretty regular, you may have found that your cycle has gone a little haywire during lockdown. Why? Well it’s probably all […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday prolonged by a further 14 days a three-week national lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, as infections notched up to 1,934. “After careful consideration of the available evidence, the national coronavirus command council has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks […]
Releasing people aged 20-30 years-old who no longer live with their parents could provide the first step out of lockdown in the UK, researchers suggest. The strategy could help policymakers to balance the health risks associated with COVID-19 and the need to avoid an “extraordinary recession.” The UK is currently locked down in an attempt […]
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte consulted top scientists Tuesday about ways to safely end a month-long lockdown aimed at stemming a pandemic that has killed thousands and left millions unemployed. Conte’s videoconference with the government’s scientific committee came one week before Italy’s economically-crippling closure of most businesses and factories is set to expire. Few expect […]
On Wednesday (March 7), China ended the months-long lockdown in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak first began. The city and its 11 million people have been under a strict lockdown for over 10 weeks. On Jan. 23, China blocked the borders of Wuhan — not allowing anyone in or out — a couple […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and may have long lasting global effects. Until a vaccine is available, we have four main measures at our disposal: We are in a partial lockdown state now, but it has been gradual. Different restrictions have been added on a rolling basis over a few weeks now, with schools still […]
Last night, Boris Johnson announced in a televised statement that stricter measures were to be introduced to keep people indoors and curb the spread of coronavirus. In what many are calling a lockdown, people are only allowed to go shopping for essential items and for one outdoor form of exercise each day. This exercise is […]
