Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin yesterday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20. The move has exposed deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Police blocked roads around the Kreuzberg district … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus infections have risen for the fifth day in a row and the government are now nervously observing the effects of easing the nationwide lockdown. The German government’s approach to the outbreak, rolling out mass testing across the country, was widely praised by health organisations and gave it the appearance of succeeding … Read more
Thailand’s king and queen inspect PPE made by the military in front of groveling army chief – weeks after royal ‘self-isolated’ with 20 concubines at German hotel King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida were seen at a Bangkok regiment Pictures show them watching soldiers produce PPE to hand out to the public The controversial ruler … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus infections have risen for the fifth day in a row and the government are now nervously observing the effects of easing the nationwide lockdown. The German government’s approach to the outbreak, rolling out mass testing across the country, was widely praised by health organisations and gave it the appearance of succeeding … Read more
Fringe protesters in Germany are planning rallies against the coronavirus lockdown today under cover of traditional May 1 workers’ demonstrations. While the usual left-wing protesters have vowed to observe social distancing, others are plotting a ‘hygiene demo’ which typically attracts conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers who scorn the lockdown measures. Extremists from left and right have … Read more
Back in 2004, in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election, I was invited to take part in a special edition of the BBC‘s Question Time, live from Miami. Your Uncle Rich managed to cause uproar when I described my fellow panellist, the agitprop, anti-Bush, American film-maker Michael Moore, as ‘the Lord Haw-Haw of the … Read more
The Sun is the ‘most important source of energy for life on Earth’ but it is ‘a little sleepy’ compared to other stars in the universe, a new study revealed. Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany compared the Sun to hundreds of similar stars and found it fluctuated up to five times weaker. … Read more
Italy’s exit from lockdown has been thrown into turmoil after regional leaders defied the central government and began opening shops and restaurants ahead of schedule. Prime minister Giuseppe Conte bemoaned the ‘rashness’ of local politicians who opened up bars and pizzerias at a ‘delicate stage’ of the coronavirus crisis, four days before the lockdown starts … Read more
Ministers have admitted they face missing Matt Hancock‘s coronavirus testing target today – as experts brand it a ‘red herring’ that has hampered the response. Amid criticism that the UK was lagging behind countries such as South Korea and Germany, the Health Secretary dramatically pledged on April 2 that 100,000 checks a day would be carried … Read more
A way to expand coronavirus testing? ‘Pooling’ samples from up to 30 people could help speed up screening and diagnoses, German scientists say Researchers in Germany are suggesting pooling portions of samples taken from multiple people to be tested for coronavirus together If they are all negative, each sample in the group could be ruled … Read more