Wuhan coronavirus

Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

Nadia, along with six other big cats, is thought to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo keeper.
The cats started showing symptoms, including a dry cough, late last month after exposure to the employee, who has not been identified.
"This is the first time that any of us know of anywhere in the world that a person infected the animal and the animal got sick," Paul Calle, the chief veterinarian at the zoo, told Reuters news agency on Sunday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52177586
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8189973/Tiger-named-Nadia-tests-positive-coronavirus-Bronx-Zoo-developed-dry-cough.html

HALF of results from the 17.5m 'game-changer' coronavirus home testing kits ordered by the government could be unreliable, scientists checking them reveal

Speaking to the Guardian, Dr David Ho, a leading infectious disease specialist at Columbia University, said in reality the sensitivity of the tests was likely to detect just 50 to 60 per cent of those with more mild symptoms.
It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock himself said on Sunday that the kits were not yet 'good enough' with ministers playing down their universal effectiveness.
Mr Hancock told BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show that plans to roll out the tests across the country were no longer immediate.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8190145/Coronavirus-home-test-kits-unreliable-report-claims.html

Boris Johnson is receiving oxygen treatment in hospital
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8191027/Coronavirus-hit-Boris-Johnson-hospital-amid-UK-crisis.html

As we've seen from all the digging into this virus and event, this is bad news. Once you have to receive oxygen, the recovery chances fall quickly as the disease progresses.

mw0uzo wrote:

Boris Johnson is receiving oxygen treatment in hospital
As we've seen from all the digging into this virus and event, this is bad news. Once you have to receive oxygen, the recovery chances fall quickly as the disease progresses.

Yes, about 50% recovery rate so I'm led to understand. I don't think he is that bad though. It doesn't say he is on a ventilator, just receiving oxygen. It really serves himself right. He wasn't doing what he told all us to do, and that is the result. I do hope he is OK though, as much as I think he is a clown, I wouldn't want him to come to harm. Hopefully just a good wakeup call for him.

UK News:
UK's coronavirus daily deaths drop almost a THIRD: Signs of hope as just 434 fatalities are recorded in a day - the lowest 24-hour toll in almost a week
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8191837/England-announces-403-coronavirus-deaths.html

At-home immunity tests will take 'at least a month', professor says
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-at-home-immunity-tests-will-take-at-least-a-month-professor-says-11969272

At least 20 UK phone masts vandalised over false 5G coronavirus claims
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/06/at-least-20-uk-phone-masts-vandalised-over-false-5g-coronavirus-claims

Boris Johnson ‘put on oxygen’ as he battles coronavirus in hospital
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/06/boris-johnson-put-oxygen-battles-coronavirus-hospital-12515404/

It's not easy to get a coronavirus test in the UK, so Britons are turning to mail-order kits
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/05/uk/coronavirus-uk-tests-gbr-intl/index.html

Coronavirus lockdown to be ended in stages as Treasury fear businesses won’t survive past June
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11336478/lockdown-end-june-coronavirus/

World News:
Europe's coronavirus numbers offer hope as US enters 'peak of terrible pandemic'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/europes-coronavirus-numbers-offer-hope-as-us-enters-peak-of-terrible-pandemic

Spanish deaths fall for fourth consecutive day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52182245

Germany expands its €1.1trillion coronavirus rescue package: Berlin will guarantee all loans to smaller firms as daily death toll falls to 92 while new infection count drops to 3,677
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8190797/Germanys-daily-coronavirus-death-toll-drops-92.html

Japan announces state of emergency amid coronavirus crisis as government prepares $990billion stimulus package
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8191545/Japan-announces-state-emergency-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html

Swedish PM warns of ‘thousands of coronavirus deaths’ but STILL refuses to lock down despite pleas by 2,300 doctors
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11335886/sweden-pm-warns-thousands-deaths-coronavirus/

Donald Trump STOPS Dr. Fauci answering a question about unproven anti-malarial drug during briefing and insists he sees the 'light at the end of the tunnel' after U.S. passes the 'horrific point of death' in the next two weeks
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8190349/Trump-refuses-let-Dr-Tony-Fauci-answer-anti-malarial-coronavirus-treatment.html

Scientists find coronavirus 'Achilles heel' that could be targeted with drugs - opening a path for possible vaccine
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8189847/Scientists-coronavirus-Achilles-heel-targeted-drugs.html

Former world officials call on US to ease Iran sanctions to fight Covid-19
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/06/former-world-officials-call-on-us-to-ease-iran-sanctions-to-fight-covid-19

Coronavirus death surge: Americans told to brace for 'Pearl Harbor' moment in grim warning
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1265395/trump-coronavirus-news-US-covid-19-latest-infection-death-rates-new-york-fauci

China lies have 'COST LIVES': Fury erupts at Beijing's coronavirus disinformation
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1265237/china-coronavirus-disinformation-latest-commons-committee


And to finish off this segment, some sheep!
Flock of lambs were seen playing on a deserted playground in Preston