It's technically possible to catch COVID-19 from the dead. April 17, 2020, 9:39 AM6 min read Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet vitae succurrere, is a phrase often inscribed on the walls of morgues and autopsy suites. Roughly translated from Latin it means, "This is the place where death rejoices in teaching the living." Indeed,…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here.Crew members from Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show were reportedly left with few answers about their pay and employment amid the coronavirus shutdown, as the host began doing shows from her home without them.After the show halted production in March…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus hasn’t stopped people in Florida from enjoying the outdoors.A video recorded by a resident in Titusville, about 55 miles east of Orlando, shows dozens of cars parked side-by-side at Parrish Park on Easter, despite state orders for people to social distance in public."Over the past couple weekends,…

Technology | Analysis 17 April 2020 By Adam Vaughan How useful are apps for containing coronavirus outbreaks?Steve Taylor / SOPA Images/Sipa USA As countries search for ways to exit lockdown and avoid or manage a second wave of covid-19 cases, many have turned to the promise held by contact tracing apps. In a rare display…

Environment 17 April 2020 By Adam Vaughan The coronavirus restrictions are a new challenge for the UK’s National GridCW Images/Alamy The coronavirus-led shutdown of large parts of the economy is likely to cut the UK’s electricity needs dramatically this summer, potentially by as much as a fifth. While electricity demand always dips in summer months,…