Category: Europe

Europe

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, a host of misconceptions and half-truths surround it. In this feature, we dispel 26 of these myths.

clapford

03/05/2020

As coronavirus continues to make the news, a host of untruths has surrounded the topic. In this Special Feature, we address some of these myths and conspiracies. This article was updated on April 22, 2020. The novel coronavirus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, has spread from Wuhan, China, to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially changed their classification of the situation from a public health emergency of international concern to a pandemic on March 11, 2020. To date, the novel coronavirus has been responsible for over 2.4 million infections globally, causing more than 170,000 deaths. In the United States alone, over 780,000 people have contracted the virus. As ever, when the word “pandemic” starts appearing in headlines, people become...

Europe

In this Special Feature, we look at how the COVID-19 has affected countries all over the world, and impacted the lives and well-being of individuals.

clapford

03/05/2020

Many countries have declared restrictive measures, such as lockdown, shelter in place, or stay at home orders, to contain the pandemic at a local level. However, the wildly differing responses and response timelines have left people wondering if authorities failed to take the situation seriously early on when they could have done more to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. China appeared to manage the coronavirus outbreak effectively, putting in place early travel bans within the country itself. As early as January 23, Chinese authorities declared a nationwide travel ban, which, some experts suggest, may have averted over 700,000 COVID-19 cases within the country. Earlier in April, China eased the lockdown measures in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, am...

Europe

Here’s how they’re planning on celebrating her birthday

clapford

03/05/2020

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are reportedly isolating together amid the coronavirus pandemic and its supposedly done their relationship a world of good. An insider told HollywoodLife that the couple have bunkered down at Yolanda Hadids family farm in Pennsylvania. The pair are said to be enjoying spending some quality time together away from their busy schedules. [Gigi] usually doesnt have more than a few days off at a time because of her crazy work schedule so this is a big change. Its not an easy time for anyone but she is making the best of it and taking this time to appreciate the little things in life, the source said. Its been good for her relationship with Zayn because a lot of the things that stress them out, namely her having to be gone so much for work, have been taken away. They...

Europe

“The result suggests that the novel coronavirus outbreak is highly relevant to the trading of wild animals,” the CDC said

clapford

02/05/2020

Tests have confirmed that the current coronavirus outbreak did start at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, as suspected. Experts from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have said the virus was first caught by humans from animals at the food market, where everything from snakes, rats, beavers, wolf cubs and even koalas were reportedly on sale. This is a price list reportedly from the Huanan Seafood Market and one of the items is said to be 'koala' or 'live tree bears' As reported by state-owned Xinhua news agency, the CDC said: "Thirty-one of the 33 positive samples were collected from the western zone of the market, where booths of wildlife trading concentrated. "The result suggests that the novel coronavirus outbreak is highly relevant to the trading of wild ...

Europe

This new report examines the cyber risks and how critical infrastructure organizations can take steps to mitigate them by managing the IT, OT and physical realms.

clapford

02/05/2020

Critical infrastructure, such as water and power utilities, transport systems, energy and healthcare is the life blood of the global economy. If it comes under cyberattack, the effects could be far more damaging than a hit to a retailer or a social media company. But how secure is critical infrastructure and can it recover quickly from a cyberattack? Newsweek Vantage sought answers in a survey of security executives and others around the world and in-depth interviews with global experts. We found that critical infrastructure organizations need to take a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, but often there are chinks in the armor. A significant source of potential insecurity are cyber-physical systems that control both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) while i...

Europe

There’s been a surge in people wanting to grow fruit and vegetables, but the path to self-sufficiency isn’t as easy as some may have you think, writes James Wong

clapford

02/05/2020

By James Wong Dougal Waters/Getty Images “Empty shelves? Grow your own fruit and veg!” promised a headline on my feed. According to another, “Thousands of families are planning to become more self-sufficient” as “millions take up the Good Life”. No garden, no problem! “Try sprouting seeds, aka microgreens, like alfalfa, broccoli, amaranth and wheatgrass on wet kitchen roll.” Urged on by a slew of such suggestions, unprecedented demand for fruit and veg seeds (up as much as 1800 per cent year-on-year) has caused many online sellers to freeze all new orders and set up long waiting lists. As someone who has been obsessed …

Europe

Lawyers say they’ve seen a flood of illegal evictions since the financial crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19.

clapford

02/05/2020

Millions of people in America are under shelter-in-place orders requiring them to stay home whenever possible, but a growing number don’t have that luxury. Their landlords are kicking them out for not paying the rent, despite moratoriums on evictions in more than 30 states and dozens of cities. Robert Stephenson’s lawyer says an illegal eviction put the 49-year-old diabetic veteran on the street. Stephenson had been living in a New Orleans guesthouse for four months with his girlfriend, Jade Gribanov, who is known locally as Jade the Tarot Reader from Jackson Square, when COVID-19 hit. Jade’s income disappeared as tourism stopped, and Stephenson was still in the process of applying for disability benefits. When the couple’s savings ran out, the guesthouse told them to leave. They were wor...

Europe

We’ve partnered with P&G to get more people involved in the #DistanceDance party happening across the country. Share your own #DistanceDance video and hashtag your state’s name and #DistanceDance for a chance to be featured.\n\nStay home. Do a dance. Share it…

clapford

02/05/2020

Stay home. Do a dance. Share it to tell your community you're staying home. Post your #DistanceDance video on TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube with #distancedance #(the state where you live) and we may feature it on usatoday.com.

Europe

The global outbreak of a new coronavirus has rocked international communities. In this article, find out what we know about it so far.

clapford

02/05/2020

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked global anxiety and concern that it might spread too far and too fast and cause dramatic harm before health officials find a way to stop it. What are the realities of the pandemic? We investigate. This article was updated on April 22, 2020. In December last year, reports started to emerge that a coronavirus that specialists had never before seen in humans had begun to spread among the population of Wuhan, a large city in the Chinese province of Hubei. Since then, the virus has spread to other countries, both inside and outside Asia, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare this as a pandemic. To date, the novel coronavirus — currently dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) — has been responsible for...