Boris Johnson pleads with universities to send him 400 ‘technicians, post-docs or graduate students’ to man new coronavavirus testing mega-labs and save the system from collapse Boris Johnson wants university boffins to staff his planned covid testing labs The PM is seeking the ‘urgent support’ of 50 universities and medical schools Thousands of Britons have … Read more
Boris Johnson pleads with universities to send him 400 ‘technicians, post-docs or graduate students’ to man new coronavavirus testing mega-labs and save the system from collapse Boris Johnson wants university boffins to staff his planned covid testing labs The PM is seeking the ‘urgent support’ of 50 universities and medical schools Thousands of Britons have … Read more
British Airways boss warns airline ‘can only survive’ if airport testing is introduced instead of quarantine and calls for immediate trial on critical London to New York route British Airways boss Alex Cruz said airline ‘can only survive’ with airport testing He said the aviation industry is fighting to survive after losing 95% of flights … Read more
Theresa May yesterday led a Tory backlash over the failure to introduce virus tests at airports. The former prime minister said Britain is ‘lagging behind’ the rest of the world and accused No10 of ‘dragging its feet’ on plans to reopen the skies and save the economy. Her intervention came as British Airways announced plans to … Read more
Theresa May yesterday led a Tory backlash over the failure to introduce virus tests at airports. The former prime minister said Britain is ‘lagging behind’ the rest of the world and accused No10 of ‘dragging its feet’ on plans to reopen the skies and save the economy. Her intervention came as British Airways announced plans to … Read more
A record low number of close contacts of Covid-19 patients have been reached by the NHS amid concern the Test and Trace system is buckling under pressure. Only 69 per cent of people identified as a close contact because they had been mingling with a Covid-19 case were tracked down by the NHS and told … Read more
Elite universities reveal covid testing plans as Exeter signs contract with private company to offer same-day results and Cambridge promises weekly tests for all students Cambridge says it will offer all students living in college accommodation a weekly coronavirus test after term begins on October 8 Exeter University has announced it is teaming up with … Read more
Theatres and sports venues could soon test all audience members and let in those with a negative result under Boris Johnson’s plans to get life in the UK back to normal. Mr Johnson today announced a pilot programme will be launched in Salford next month which will see audiences at both indoor and outdoor venues … Read more
The boss of EasyJet last night became the latest business chief to pledge support to the Daily Mail’s campaign to Get Britain Flying Again with border tests. Demanding a shift away from the current policy of imposing quarantine restrictions on people returning from many countries, chief executive Johan Lundgren said there was ‘still time to … Read more
The boss of EasyJet last night became the latest business chief to pledge support to the Daily Mail’s campaign to Get Britain Flying Again with border tests. Demanding a shift away from the current policy of imposing quarantine restrictions on people returning from many countries, chief executive Johan Lundgren said there was ‘still time to … Read more