Why coronavirus could cause a massive shortage of Coke Zero and Diet Coke Artificial sweeteners from China could be in short supply if coronavirus spreads Coke’s supply of sugar substitutes for sugar free drinks has been delayed The company said Splenda is a ‘critical raw material’ exported from China A statement said the safety and … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
First US coronavirus treatment trial begins testing with patients at Nebraska hospital – and doctors expect results ‘within a year or less’ The first US trial of the Ebola drug remdesivir has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha So far, at lest one repatriated passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship … Read more
Markets were still reeling yesterday following the turmoil on Monday due to fears over coronavirus, and we are not out of the woods, either in terms of the health crisis or as investors. No one, not even the world’s leading epidemiologists, knows how this is going to unravel. What we do know is that coronavirus … Read more
Coronavirus chaos: Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in doubt with the Tokyo Olympics and Cheltenham Festival at risk too in light of epidemic described as ‘the new war’ Coronavirus outbreak is threatening the postponement of major sport events Ireland are due to play Italy in the Six Nations on March 7 at the Aviva … Read more
Hundreds of Britons are feared to be trapped in a Tenerife hotel that has been placed in lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. Roughly 700 guests were confined to their bedrooms at the four-star H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel in a desperate attempt to stop the virus from spreading. British guests described how their trips … Read more
Drugmaker Moderna has shipped its first batch of a possible coronavirus vaccine for humans to government researchers for testing, just three months after the virus’s genome was sequenced. Shares of the biotech company soared early Tuesday, a day after the company said it sent vials to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for … Read more
Jon Snow coronavirus scare: Channel 4 journalist, 72, is in quarantine after travelling to Iran to cover their election after 16 people died in growing outbreak there He is following Department for Health guidelines, according to Channel 4 News Snow does not have symptoms of the virus and did not visit the worst-hit areas Snow’s … Read more
uS health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more
The world is ‘simply not ready’ for coronavirus and China has given other countries ‘a false sense of security’ because of how WELL it has handled the outbreak, WHO expert reveals Bruce Aylward, who leads the joint WHO-China mission of experts spoke today He warned Beijing success in firefighting infection has made other nations relax … Read more