Pandemic

'We were headed into season 2 and we had done table reads and wardrobe fittings and all kinds of things and then obviously everything happened and we got shut down, literally like two days before we were about to start the first day of shooting,' Zendaya said. … [Read more...] about Zendaya teases ‘bridge’ episode of Euphoria to keep fans happy as season 2 remains delayed due to pandemic

HOW DOES TESTING AFFECT CASE NUMBERS?If more people are being tested for Covid-19, this will show up in cases data, experts say. On the surface, it may look like a spike in infections, but broadly is not something to worry about because it just means more people are being diagnosed than before, when testing was limited to those in hospital. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus hospitalisations in Europe are still only a fraction of what they were at the pandemic’s peak, data shows despite Matt Hancock’s warning of ‘a second wave rolling across the continent’

'Our #riverdale first table read selfie tradition is a lil different this year,' Amick said on Instagram last week. 'Grateful & excited to be back and can’t wait to squeeze these faces in person!!!! (bummed you can’t see everyone in the gallery grid but they’re there!).' … [Read more...] about Cole Sprouse gets coffee in Vancouver as Riverdale production resumes in Canada amid COVID-19 pandemic

However, The Wash reports there may still be a glimmer of hope, as they claim producers have already 'approached big names' from the Bachelor franchise to star in the series, and are looking at popular tourist hotspot Noosa in QLD as a potential back-up location. … [Read more...] about Is Bachelor in Paradise over for good? Future of Channel 10 dating show is left hanging in the balance due to the COVID-19 pandemic

More than 5,900 German college and university teachers have signed an open letter calling for a return to in-person instruction — arguing that universities are places of "encounter" and university life is a "collective phase" for students, during which important friendships and networks are forged. The signatories wrote that university teaching is founded on "critical, cooperative and trustworthy exchange between mature people" and added that this requires a physical presence. They wrote that the "digital leap forward" precipitated by the pandemic has threatened these aspects of university life.   … [Read more...] about German universities juggle health and learning in coronavirus pandemic