CDC director: Schools are not a major coronavirus transmission source

Controversial South Korean director Kim Ki-duk died in a hospital in Latvia where he was being treated for COVID-19. He was 59.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham criticised the Government again tonight after it emerged that their scientific advisers urged more support for local lockdown areas like Greater Manchester four months ago.He lashed out after documents released today (Friday) revealed that SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) told the government on July 30 more help was 'probably' required particularly in areas of deprivation to help people abide by the tougher restrictions being imposed.The first national lockdown started to be eased during the early summer but parts of Greater Manchester had to endure tougher local restrictions from the end of July because of a spike in coronavirus cases, and they have remained in one form or another since

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA North Ayrshire school is to close until after the Christmas break due to the Coronavirus.North Ayrshire Council has taken the decision today to shut St Matthew’s Academy due to  a 'further increase' in the number of positive Covid cases at the Saltcoats school.Pupils will start remote learning from Monday, December 14, until the end of term on December 23, following the decision to close the school.The council’s statement in full reads: “Pupils at St Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats, will start remote learning from Monday, December 14, following a decision to close the school today.“Due to a further increase in the number of positive Covid-19

North Carolina residents are now facing even tighter restrictions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as Gov. Roy Cooper's modified stay-at-home order takes effect Friday.  All residents are required to stay at home between the hours of 10 p.m.

Just days after Alabama surpassed 2,000 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time since the pandemic began, one hospital official in the state said that fewer than 10% of intensive care unit (ICU) beds remain available to those in need.  Donald Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association, said that only 7% of the state’s ICU beds were available as of Thursday morning, AL.com reported.  “Everybody is in the position, they are hanging on with their fingertips,” Williamson said. “They can sustain where they are right now, but they can’t sustain it indefinitely.” (iStock) Overall, only 121 of the estimated 1,635 ICU beds across the state are currently open.

Princes George, Louis, and Princess Charlotte have been seen in public for the first time since the second lockdown.The three siblings were pictured hand-in-hand with parents Prince William and Kate Middleton at an event in London on Friday night.All five were attending a special pantomime performance of The National Lottery's Pantoland at the London Palladium, held to thank key workers and their families for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.Before the performance, William gave a speech thanking those who have worked tirelessly to keep the UK going and to support their communities during the crisis.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also spoke to key worker families as well as the cast and crew to thank them personally.And

direct to your inboxTwenty-six more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,900, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in its 24 hour data.The trust runs the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed five new deaths.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSpeaking earlier this week, former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves suggested Ralf Rangnick would be an ideal candidate to become the club's technical director. “I don’t think you could get a better one.

A further 424 people have died of Covid-19 in the UK.

coronavirus Culture Recovery Fund (CRF).IQ reports that the Royal Albert Hall received a total of £20.74million from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Arts Council England (ACE). Alexandra Palace has been given £2,967,600 to enable its 10,400-capacity Great Hall to “continue with a diverse programme of live, Covid-secure events this winter”.Outside of London, new Manchester arts venue the Factory received £21m towards its completion.

direct to your inboxLast year, a local lad from Lowton had a long-term election strategy for Leigh as he campaigned to be the first Tory MP in the town.The Conservative councillor's realistic targets included narrowing Labour's margin of victory, holding the MP's feet to the fire, forcing her to vote for Boris's Brexit deal; all aims to set the groundwork in place so that in 10 or 20 years' time a 'young go-getting' Conservative candidate could finally win.But at around 2am on election night, candidates were shown the provisional results – and the Conservative Party's James Grundy was around 2,000 votes ahead of Labour's Jo Platt."And then they double checked it, came back to us and I knew with a majority of 2,000 there wasn't going to be a

Edinburgh Live, that new employer could be Hearts. Owner Ann Budge has reportedly held talks with the Scot to become the club's new director of football, a position that has been vacant for some time.

[There are spoilers ahead for last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy. If you haven't watched the episode yet, return to this post at a later date!] The assertion that those who have passed away during the coronavirus pandemic aren't just faceless statistics was present throughout the whole episode, and Bailey even talked about it in her voiceover.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, D., "overstepped his role" when he told citizens how to worship amid the latest coronavirus restrictions, Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway told "America's Newsroom" on Friday.

sparked anger and frustration among education leaders in Greater Manchester. With schools in our region having suffered major disruption since pupils returned in September, they have questioned why the government is taking the urgent action down south and not in areas like ours in the highest tiers.Now there has been further criticism of the move, along with calls from Labour for an urgent roll-out of the mass testing to schools in Manchester.Jac Casson, of Greater Manchester's national executive members for the teachers' union NASUWT, said the union has shared numerous concerns with the Department for Education over recent months, but have failed to get any response.

Kimora Lee Simmons is coming face to face with Kimora Perkins for the first time in 30 years. The supermodel-turned-business mogul first sat down with ET in November 1990, when she was 15-year-old Kimora Perkins, a polite girl from the St.

t’s a collaboration that was decades in the making.  George C. Wolfe, who has helped bring the words of everyone from Tony Kushner to Nora Ephron to life in acclaimed productions, says it was in the mid-1990s when playwright August Wilson first raised the prospect of working with him.“He said, ‘I want you to direct one of my plays,’” Wolfe recalls.

Gallery: The Mayor of Twitter! Chrissy Teigen's funniest tweets (BANG Showbiz)The actress - who played the role of Mona-Lisa Saperstein in 'Parks and Recreation' - quipped: "It's different. I feel different.

St. Nick would certainly approve of this generous gift.

Professor Green, Rachel Riley and Joe Sugg are among the stars bringing Christmas magic to children - by delivering surprise lessons at school.

Anthony Joshua was booed as he took to the scales against Kubrat Pulev, despite no fans being at the weigh in. Joshua and Pulev are in a bubble ahead of Saturday’s fight at Wembley Arena, where up to 1000 fans will be in attendance amid the coronavirus pandemic.