Navy set to fit soldiers with wearables to see if social distancing is effective against coronavirus

US Navy set to fit soldiers with wearables to track how effective social distancing is following numerous coronavirus outbreaks on naval ships The US Navy has been hit hard by the coronavirus with thousands of cases Now, the group is rolling out a proximity tracking program using a wearable It is looking for technologies that … Read more

Poll finds majority of Britons believe racism is rife

Nearly four in five black people say they have suffered racial abuse in the UK and more than a THIRD believe level of racism has got worse during their lifetimes, ITV poll reveals New poll found that 77% of black participants have experienced racist abuse  Majority of Britons believe that racism has stayed the same … Read more

CDC no longer publicly displays data on coronavirus hospitalizations

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website that, up until yesterday, publicly displayed how many US hospital and ICU beds were occupied by coronavirus patients will now only show out-of-date information.  It comes after the Trump Administration instructed hospitals to send their COVID-19 directly to a new Department of Health and Human Services … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Leicester stays in lockdown apart from schools

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that Leicester must remain in lockdown except for its schools and nurseries, which will be allowed to reopen from next Friday, July 24. The city has now been under stricter rules than the rest of England for two weeks, and it must mostly remain so for another fortnight, Mr Hancock … Read more

Black photographer shoots Vanity Fair cover for the first time in the magazine’s 107-year history

Vanity Fair’s latest issue features Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis on its cover, making her a rare Black cover star in the magazine’s 107-year history — but even more notable, the man who shot the image is the first Black photographer to shoot a cover for the publication. Dario Calmese, who has been shooting for the … Read more