Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
A pharmaceutical firm will donate two million antimalarials to the world’s largest COVID-19 medication trial following Donald Trump’s praise of the drug. Accord Healthcare Ltd, a global medicine distributor, will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline healthcare workers in the COPCOV study. They will take a hydroxychloroquine tablet daily and be followed for a five-month period to … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Will Peer heed wife’s demand to donate dosh? By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:36 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 13 April 2020 Premier League footballers may have been bearing the brunt of recent public anger after Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for them to ‘play their part and … Read more
Santander’s UK boss finally agrees to copy his Spanish colleagues in donating £1m to charity By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 9 April 2020 Santander’s UK chief exec Nathan Bostock will donate £1m to a charity buying medical equipment for the coronavirus pandemic Santander’s UK … Read more
George and Amal Clooney donate more than $1m to coronavirus aid efforts… helping out of work Hollywood workers and Britain’s NHS The actor and the human rights barrister will give $250K each to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, The SAG-AFTRA Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles Clooney is a board member for … Read more
Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund. Dorsey, 43, revealed in a series of tweets that he would transfer his equity in his digital payments group Square to his limited liability corporation Start Small, contributing around 28 … Read more
Snapchat releases new lens that lets you donate to the COVID-19 relief fund by scanning a banknote on your smartphone The lens uses augmented reality to show how donations help WHO efforts This includes tracking COVID-19’s spread, patient care and supporting hospitals Last week, Snapchat launched two other lenses in partnership with the WHO One … Read more
Sir Elton John reveals he will donate $1M to HIV/Aids charity to ensure it isn’t ‘forgotten’ amid coronavirus during live-stream with Miley Cyrus The singing icon, 73, admitted he was concerned HIV/Aids suffers would be hit with a ‘double whammy’ Elton said he is working with his Aids Foundation and the new funds would be … Read more
Cake Box becomes latest company to donate goods to NHS staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 3 April 2020 Cake Box has become the latest company to donate goods to NHS staff. The bakery chain’s franchisees have given away 1,000 cakes, 2,000 cupcakes … Read more
Uber Eats will add a donate button that allows users to support local restaurants struggling to stay afloat during coronavirus shutdowns Uber Eats is giving users an option to donate money to struggling restaurants The company will add a button to its delivery app Users will be able to donate directly to their restaurant of … Read more