FDA warns AGAINST using hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus patients outside of hospitals

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus patients outside of hospital settings or clinical trials.  President Donald Trump has hailed the drug, which also is used to treat arthritis and lupus, as a ‘game-changer’ for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.  The federal … Read more

True scale of North Korea’s coronavirus deaths ‘very likely exceeds imagination’, defector warns

North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The regime is also desperate to keep its death toll from the people, he said, and was terrified of the ‘shockwaves’ that would rock society if the real impact was … Read more

Unilever pays out dividend but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’

Unilever pays out dividend to help pensioners, but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Unilever is pressing ahead with its dividend despite warning that it faces a ‘new normal’ after the virus crisis subsides. … Read more

Tony Blair warns decisions on coronavirus lockdown must be taken NOW

Tony Blair today insisted decisions on how to ease the coronavirus lockdown must be taken now – warning ministers cannot allow a ‘void’ while Boris Johnson recovers from the disease. The former PM said the government had been ‘behind the curve’, underlining his demand for mass testing and a fundamental reorganisation of Whitehall, with experts … Read more

UN warns of ‘biblical’ famines as coronavirus threatens to leave three dozen nations starving

The United Nations warned the coronavirus pandemic could trigger famine as the worldwide freeze on commerce sent shock waves through financial markets. The bleak warning came on Tuesday as deaths from the virus surpassed 174,000 worldwide, with governments anxiously trying to chart a path out of the unprecedented global health and economic emergency. One World … Read more

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after wave of unauthorized logins

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after a wave of unauthorized logins Users report their Nintendo accounts have been accessed by a third party Nintendo said is aware of the issue and investigating To help secure accounts, it recommends turning on two-factor authentication   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:54 BST, 21 April … Read more

Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey warns that lifting the lockdown too soon would cause WORSE damage

The governor of the Bank of England today issues a stark warning that Britain should be cautious about lifting the coronavirus lockdown too early. In his first interview since taking the top job, Andrew Bailey told the Daily Mail that a premature end to the restrictions could cause a severe loss of confidence and inflict … Read more

Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey warns that lifting the lockdown too soon would cause WORSE damage

The governor of the Bank of England today issues a stark warning that Britain should be cautious about lifting the coronavirus lockdown too early. In his first interview since taking the top job, Andrew Bailey told the Daily Mail that a premature end to the restrictions could cause a severe loss of confidence and inflict … Read more

‘We still have a ways to go’ on antibody testing, Fauci warns

Antibody tests for coronavirus have been rolled out across the US amid officials’ hopes that they’ll reveal who can go back to work – but ‘we still have a ways to go’ before the tests can really tell us that, Dr Anthony Fauci told Good Morning America.  ‘The assumption that with the tests that are … Read more

Telling public to wear masks ‘could put NHS supplies at risk’, health boss warns

The amount of face masks available to front line NHS staff fighting against the coronavirus could be jeopardised if the government starts advising members of the public to wear them. Hospital bosses have warned that stock levels could be depleted and that the use of face masks should be prioritised for health workers.   Scientific advisers … Read more