Health secretary Matt Hancock has avoided saying how low coronavirus cases will have to drop before the lockdown can be eased. At the daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Mr Hancock announced a huge programme of testing in an effort to get a picture of the spread of the disease. Testing and tracing lines of transmission … Read more
Donald Trump publicly squabbles with Tony Fauci saying ‘I don’t agree with him’ after doctor warned U.S. testing capacity needs to ‘significantly’ ramp up President Trump was asked at the White House briefing about comments Dr. Anthony Fauci made earlier Thursday about U.S. testing capacity Fauci appeared at a ‘Time 100’ livestreamed event and said … Read more
Twitter is DOWN! Thousands are are unable to see tweets and are shown a ‘Twitter is over capacity’ message when logging into the platform Twitter has gone down for parts of the US, Europe and Japan The biggest issue seems to be that the site is not loading properly Some users said they were shown … Read more
The government is only using just over half of its daily coronavirus testing capacity, according to the latest official statistics. Alok Sharma, the Business Secretary, told today’s Downing Street press conference that 21,328 tests were carried out yesterday. But No10 has estimated the UK’s testing capacity is now at 38,000 a day, with ministers continuing … Read more
Google’s Nest security cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity during coronavirus lockdown By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:37 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 15 April 2020 Nest will join the list of companies lowering video fidelity to help cope with added strain on internet … Read more
Patients discharged from hospital early to free up beds for coronavirus patients have been told not to contact their GPs for advice. NHS England wrote to doctors at the weekend telling them discharged patients should not be phoning them or visiting A&E after they leave the ward. They should instead be seeking help, if they … Read more
Sony slows PlayStation download speeds in an effort to help maintain internet capacity for other users relying on the web during isolation Sony is slowing the download speeds for online gamers The measure looks to mitigate the effects of overcrowded broadband Isolation orders caused by coronavirus have inundated networks everywhere Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more
The NHS could allow doctors to hook two patients up to one ventilator if the coronavirus crisis overwhelms hospitals in the UK. Currently the intensive care machines are limited to a one-to-one ratio but if critical care units become stacked with patients this could have to be reconsidered. The risk of infection becomes higher if … Read more
Could coronavirus crisis be over by EASTER? Government advisor whose predictions led to lockdown says he is ‘confident’ NHS can remain within capacity and the worst may have passed within three weeks NHS hospitals are expected to just about cope with the thousands of coronavirus patients, even at the peak of the outbreak Professor Neil … Read more
A palliative care doctor has issued an impassioned plea to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock after claiming the capital’s ITU beds are nearing capacity. Dr. Rachel Clarke, an Oxfordshire based doctor and author, took to Twitter to call on Mr Hancock to intercede and ask Boris Johnson to shut London’s pubs down. ‘Matt, we won’t … Read more