diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f42f8b0..9848d0af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Know when ...
 - New software releases, security advisories when you're not on their mailing list.
 - Festivals with changes
 - Realestate listing changes
+- COVID related news from government websites
 
 
 **Get monitoring now! super simple, one command!**
diff --git a/backend/__init__.py b/backend/__init__.py
index c2e77b4b..96c26040 100644
--- a/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/__init__.py
@@ -334,6 +334,17 @@ def changedetection_app(conig=None, datastore_o=None):
             url = request.form.get('url').strip()
             tag = request.form.get('tag').strip()
 
+            minutes_recheck = request.form.get('minutes')
+            if minutes_recheck:
+                minutes = int(minutes_recheck.strip())
+                if minutes >= 1:
+                    datastore.data['watching'][uuid]['minutes_between_check'] = minutes
+                else:
+                    messages.append(
+                        {'class': 'error', 'message': "Must be atleast 1 minute."})
+
+
+
             # Extra headers
             form_headers = request.form.get('headers').strip().split("\n")
             extra_headers = {}
@@ -856,9 +867,16 @@ def ticker_thread_check_time_launch_checks():
 
         threshold = time.time() - (minutes * 60)
         for uuid, watch in datastore.data['watching'].items():
+
+            # If they supplied an individual entry minutes to recheck and its not the same as the default
+            if 'minutes_between_check' in watch and minutes != watch['minutes_between_check']:
+                threshold = time.time() - (watch['minutes_between_check'] * 60)
+
             if not watch['paused'] and watch['last_checked'] <= threshold:
                 if not uuid in running_uuids and uuid not in update_q.queue:
                     update_q.put(uuid)
 
+            time.sleep(1)
+
         # Should be low so we can break this out in testing
         app.config.exit.wait(1)
diff --git a/backend/store.py b/backend/store.py
index 755db80d..6ae6223d 100644
--- a/backend/store.py
+++ b/backend/store.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
             'last_viewed': 0,  # history key value of the last viewed via the [diff] link
             'newest_history_key': "",
             'title': None,
+            'minutes_between_check': 3 * 60,  # Default 3 hours
             'previous_md5': "",
             'uuid': str(uuid_builder.uuid4()),
             'headers': {},  # Extra headers to send
diff --git a/backend/templates/edit.html b/backend/templates/edit.html
index f889cf8c..14e109d7 100644
--- a/backend/templates/edit.html
+++ b/backend/templates/edit.html
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
                 <input type="text" placeholder="tag" size="10" id="tag" name="tag" value="{{ watch.tag}}"/>
                 <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Grouping tags, can be a comma separated list.</span>
             </div>
+            </br>
+            <div class="pure-control-group">
+                <label for="minutes">Maximum time in minutes until recheck.</label>
+                <input type="text" id="minutes" name="minutes" value="{{watch.minutes_between_check}}"
+                       size="5"/>
+                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Minimum 1 minute between recheck</span>
+            </div>
 
             <!-- @todo: move to tabs --->
             <fieldset class="pure-group">
diff --git a/backend/templates/settings.html b/backend/templates/settings.html
index fec14a4b..435909d8 100644
--- a/backend/templates/settings.html
+++ b/backend/templates/settings.html
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
                 <label for="minutes">Maximum time in minutes until recheck.</label>
                 <input type="text" id="minutes" required="" name="minutes" value="{{minutes}}"
                        size="5"/>
-                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">This is a required field.</span>
+                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">This is a required field.</span><br/>
+                <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Minimum 1 minute between recheck</span>
             </div>
             <br/>
             <hr>