HOUSTON, Texas — Top officials in Houston are calling for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, both Democrats, said this weekend that a stay-at-home order is needed for America’s fourth-largest… Read More »
Victoria has recorded 273 new cases of coronavirus and one death, as authorities warn police will no longer issue warnings to people found doing the wrong thing. Students in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire in prep to year 10 will also return to remote learning from July 20 until August 19. RELATED: Victoria faces challenging… Read More »
When Apple closed its retail stores around the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic, a handful of outlets were exempt, including its six locations in Hong Kong. In fact, much of Hong Kong has felt relatively normal this year compared with its peers, which enacted strict lockdown measures. Since its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on Jan.… Read More »
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sent a stark warning to residents living outside the state’s “hot zones”, saying if the number of coronavirus cases doesn’t improve he would consider locking down the whole state. Speaking with 3AW this morning, Mr Andrews said: “If we don’t get control of this really quickly we will end… Read More »
Food has been getting a great deal of focus during lockdown. Not in the usual haute cuisine, celebrity chef kind of way, but at a far more primal level. irst, we panic-bought pasta, then we stripped the shelves of baking ingredients. We have been comforting ourselves with banana bread, and supermarket-shopping like it’s Christmas. As… Read More »
Visits to the gym might not be an option just yet. But even before the coronavirus outbreak, all the money, time and effort it took to be a dedicated gym-goer were not practical for a lot of people. According to fitness expert Svava Sigbertsdottir, though, there are many benefits to working out in the comfort… Read More »