Why you need to wash your fruit and vegetables with SOAP: Virologist confirms that COVID-19 can survive on fresh supermarket produce just like any other surface

• Timothy Newsome is an associate professor at the University of Sydney
• He specialises in infectious disease and viruses, so is interested in COVID-19
• Mr Newsome said that 'every surface is a hazard' and that includes fruit and veg
• He recommends washing your groceries with soap and water to reduce risk
• Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
• Mailonline

Spain has world's second highest tally of coronavirus deaths after seeing its biggest daily rise yet – 738 – to reach 3,434, overtaking China

• Spain reported 738 new deaths today, bringing the total from 2,696 to 3,434
• The figure is now higher than the 3,285 people who have died in mainland China
• Spain's total number of cases also rose by 20 per cent from 39,673 to 47,610 
• Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
• DailyMail

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Best vitamins to boost your immune system

In order to boost your immune system you'll want to look for the gut boosting ingredients like vitamins A, C and D within products, as well as must have minerals zinc and magnesium to promote a healthy respiratory systems. Other vitamins are of course always welcome, but if you narrow it down to the top four, the task seems less daunting.
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Coronavirus: One patient in Italy dying 'every two minutes' as death toll hits 4,825

Coronavirus patients in Italy died at a rate of one every two minutes yesterday as the virus continues to ravage the country.

Sobering figures show 793 people lost their lives to Covid-19 in Italy on Saturday - equating to an average of 33 deaths per hour.

This marks the biggest increase in fatalities yet over a single 24-hour period.

The nation’s overall death toll is now 4,825, surpassing China, where the killer bug first originated in the city of Wuhan.

It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Britain is only “two or three” weeks behind Italy on the spread of Covid-19.

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How to test eggs in water if you think they’ve gone off

To test the freshness of an egg using water you’ll need a bowl or a glass.

Fill it up with cold water and put your egg in there.

If the egg sinks to the bottom and lays flat on its side, it’s still fresh.

If it sinks and stands on one end at the bottom of the bowl or glass, it’s not fresh but it’s still edible

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