You could almost hear the glee in the voices of certain newsreaders yesterday as it was revealed that under a Tory Government, Britain’s output had fallen by more than 20 per cent in the three months ending in June. That not only plunges us into the worst recession since records began but makes the UK … Read more
You could almost hear the glee in the voices of certain newsreaders yesterday as it was revealed that under a Tory Government, Britain’s output had fallen by more than 20 per cent in the three months ending in June. That not only plunges us into the worst recession since records began but makes the UK … Read more
President Donald Trump is moving to suspend payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. Trump signed four executive orders related to what he called ‘China virus relief’ during a press conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon. It came hours … Read more
President Donald Trump is moving to suspend payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed. Trump signed four executive orders related to what he called ‘China virus relief’ during a press conference at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday afternoon. It came hours … Read more
Pfizer Inc signs multi-year deal to manufacture Gilead’s coronavirus antiviral remdesivir to boost production of the drug Pfizer Inc has signed a multi-year deal with Gilead Sciences Inc to manufacture and supply the antiviral remdesivir The drug is the only one approved in the US to treat coronavirus patients by emergency use after it was … Read more
Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University. Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more
Ministers have today signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur for 60million doses of a fourth potential Covid-19 vaccine. Number 10 has now signed deals for four different types of coronavirus jabs, giving the UK access to a total of 250million doses — enough to give everyone in Britain four each, if … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to the collapse of several companies in recent months, from retailer Laura Ashley to restaurant chain Prezzo and German payment giant Wirecard. But in many cases, the coronavirus crisis was the last straw for companies that were already struggling with debts after years of mismanagement and bad business models. Now … Read more
Fitbit wearers are being asked to join a study to see if smartwatches can detect the coronavirus. King’s College London believe changes in heart rate, activity and sleeping patterns might be able to raise red flags in possible coronavirus cases. Using a free app called Mass Science they will track thousands of peoples’ vital signs … Read more