The Government may have jumped by the gun by announcing coronavirus home-testing kits for millions of Britons after admitting it was only a deal ‘in principle’. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had ordered 3.5 million revolutionary ‘antibody’ tests that could be available to the public within days. But in a major u-turn, Government sources now … Read more
Social media posts are being used to track whether people are adhering to strict coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy. Researchers claimed to have identified more than 30,000 breaking the rules in March alone after analysing half a million photos and videos from Instagram. It follows similar efforts in China, South Korea and the US to … Read more
A former Government chief scientist has said that coronavirus patients over the age of 90 should consider not going into hospital to avoid being a ‘burden’ on the health service. Professor Sir David King suggested that patients could choose to stay at home rather than risk dying in hospital to help the NHS cope. ‘I certainly would … Read more
Fears over £350bn virus bailout: Business groups warn many large firms may not be eligible for BoE’s loan scheme By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Thousands of businesses are facing an uncertain future as cracks appear in the Government’s £350billion bailout … Read more
Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus Research agreements could be announced in the coming days A deal would see the company team up with experts on monoclonal antibodies By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March … Read more
Coronavirus in numbers: Graph from Government’s scientific experts show why social distancing is best way to beat the disease SAGE believes that Social Distancing will reduce peak infections by 60 percent The Government’s scientific experts think that Social Distancing for people over 65 will reduce the death rate from infections by up to 35 percent … Read more
Human and animal trials for a British vaccine against the coronavirus are set to begin next week at the Government’s secret science base Porton Down. Scientists will test the drug, made at Oxford University, on animals at the Wiltshire base before trialling on humans next month. The Times reports that the Phase II trials will … Read more
Human and animal trials for a British vaccine against the coronavirus are set to begin next week at the Government’s secret science base Porton Down. Scientists will test the drug, made at Oxford University, on animals at the Wiltshire base before trialling on humans next month. The Times reports that the Phase II trials will … Read more
Schools have today been ‘inundated’ with requests for places because of Boris Johnson’s huge list of coronavirus key workers with teachers claiming they are being ‘used as babysitters’. And many parents are confused about whether they qualify and are waiting anxiously to hear if their child will be in class on Monday because of the ‘vague’ policy. … Read more
Boris Johnson’s decision to shut all UK schools and nurseries for up to six months from today has descended into ‘total chaos’ because the Government’s list of coronavirus key workers is so long many will have to open again on Monday. Experts had predicted that one in ten pupils and nursery children would need places in ‘skeleton schools’ … Read more