Gardening is ‘good for the soul’: Digging, weeding and planting improve happiness and ’emotional wellbeing’ even more than physical exercise or eating out, study finds Volunteers reported on their emotional wellbeing while doing different activities The Princeton University study had people cycle, eat out, walk and do gardening They found gardening for vegetables is more … Read more
How to know if kids have coronavirus: Infections do NOT start with a fever in most children, small study finds, as experts warn parents to look out for diarrhea and nausea instead Researchers at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, looked at five hospitalized children under five years old Three of the five kids needed an … Read more
More than half of people infected with the coronavirus caught it from someone who wasn’t showing any symptoms, a study has found. Academics in Ireland reviewed 17 global studies to estimate how much transmission occurs in the ‘presymptomatic’ period. They found between 33 and 80 per cent of cases caught the virus from people who … Read more
Matt Hancock has been involved in a series of ill-tempered live TV and radio interviews today where he appeared frustrated when repeatedly asked for ‘clarity’ on how Britain would be eased out of the coronavirus lockdown. The Health Secretary was grilled on whether the Government‘s ‘road map’ was confusing and even appeared to roll his eyes … Read more
A top shadow minister today said there was not enough evidence that it was safe to let children return to school in June under Government plans to reopen classrooms before the summer holidays. Shadow chancellor Annaliese Dodds said she would be worried that infants in classrooms would help spread the disease. It came as senior … Read more
Tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths in Britain may have been avoided if officials imposed the lockdown a fortnight earlier, a study has claimed. University of Edinburgh researchers said at least 2,000 lives would have been saved in Scotland, if the measures were brought in on March 9 instead of March 23. The official COVID-19 … Read more
Some Britons have developed ‘furlough fever’ and are enjoying ‘a paid holiday’ at home too much to return to work with the situation ‘getting worse every day’ the multi-billion pound scheme continues, experts warned MailOnline today. Bosses are struggling to persuade some staff to come back as the lockdown eases with some people openly refusing … Read more
HENDERSON HIGH INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund valiantly battling to live up to its name By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2020 Although it’s still not quite halfway through its financial year, investment trust Henderson High Income is valiantly battling to … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Hip replacement company Smith & Nephew can ease the pain of lockdown for investors By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 16:20 BST, 12 May 2020 It is a painful business being a hip replacement company in a pandemic, and Smith & Nephew, … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in acts of animal abuse, including abandonment by owners over fears pets might contract COVID-19, a study reported. Concern around the role of pet animals in the spread of the virus first emerged in late February 2020, when a dog in Hong Kong tested positive for the … Read more