Why is it taking so long for health chiefs in Britain to approve antibody tests?

Coronavirus antibody tests which reveal exactly who has had the infection and is likely to be immune are said to be crucial for phasing countries out of lockdown. Germany, Italy, Finland and the US have all launched large-scale antibody testing programmes in recent weeks as they look to get society up and running again. South … Read more

Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning

Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning as he sets six-week deadline to solve social distancing snag on planes By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:15 BST, 19 April 2020 The boss of Heathrow has warned that air fares will soar unless a … Read more

Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning

Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning as he sets six-week deadline to solve social distancing snag on planes By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 18 April 2020 The boss of Heathrow has warned that air fares will soar unless a … Read more

St John Ambulance chief’s agony over not being able to save his own father

The national head of ambulance operations at St John Ambulance has revealed his pain at his father’s death from coronavirus. Dan Bevis shared the heartbreaking news on social media in a post in which he spoke of his sorrow at not being able to save him. Mr Bevis wrote: ‘Yesterday I lost my dad to … Read more

Virgin Money chiefs give up bonuses worth £1m in response to coronavirus crisis

Virgin Money chiefs give up bonuses worth £1m in response to coronavirus crisis By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:26 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 11 April 2020 Boss David Duffy (pictured) and other executives will forgo cash bonuses for 2020 Virgin Money bosses are giving up cash bonuses … Read more

BT chief’s outrage at mindless 5G vandals after 40 masts are ruined and staff receive death threats

The boss of BT has launched an extraordinary intervention after dozens of phone masts and engineers were attacked by ‘mindless idiots’ who think the coronavirus pandemic has been caused by the 5G internet signal. Philip Jansen, who is recovering after suffering mild symptoms of the virus, has written an impassioned plea to the public to … Read more

NHS chiefs accuse Matt Hancock of setting poor example on social distancing

Matt Hancock admits he DOES still have face-to-face meetings after claims he had been seen on video calls ‘surrounded by up to 20 colleagues’ Health Secretary accused of being surrounded by staff during NHS video calls Mr Hancock insisted he ‘spreads out the chairs’ to avoid contact with others  NHS chiefs said it was ‘encouraging … Read more

NHS chiefs accuse Matt Hancock of setting poor example on social distancing

Health Secretary Matt Hancock had ‘more than TEN staff in his office at the same time’ as NHS chiefs accuse him of setting a poor example on social distancing Health Secretary accused of being surrounded by staff during NHS video calls NHS chiefs said it was ‘encouraging presenteeism’ despite advice to stay home Government coronavirus … Read more

NHS officials ‘screaming’ at factory chiefs for more tests: Manufacturers are ‘overwhelmed’

Desperate hospital officials have been ‘screaming and shouting’ for coronavirus testing kits, The Mail on Sunday has been told.  Andrew Broggio, the owner of Wiltshire-based Medical Wire and Equipment Co Ltd, said he has been ‘completely overwhelmed’ by demand and that he cannot ‘magic ten million kits out of thin air’.  Like other diagnostics firms … Read more

NHS officials ‘screaming’ at factory chiefs for more tests: Manufacturers are ‘overwhelmed’

Desperate hospital officials have been ‘screaming and shouting’ for coronavirus testing kits, The Mail on Sunday has been told.  Andrew Broggio, the owner of Wiltshire-based Medical Wire and Equipment Co Ltd, said he has been ‘completely overwhelmed’ by demand and that he cannot ‘magic ten million kits out of thin air’.  Like other diagnostics firms … Read more