Government’s contain and delay plan FAILED because ministers did not follow WHO advice to ‘test, test, test’ for coronavirus cases leaving NHS in ‘chaos and panic’, Lancet editor says Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, argued numerous warnings were ignored He added that Government’s Contain-Delay-Mitigate-Research plan had failed Total of 759 people have now died … Read more
The Government may have jumped by the gun by announcing coronavirus home-testing kits for millions of Britons after admitting it was only a deal ‘in principle’. On Tuesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had ordered 3.5 million revolutionary ‘antibody’ tests that could be available to the public within days. But in a major u-turn, Government sources now … Read more
Social media posts are being used to track whether people are adhering to strict coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy. Researchers claimed to have identified more than 30,000 breaking the rules in March alone after analysing half a million photos and videos from Instagram. It follows similar efforts in China, South Korea and the US to … Read more
Fears over £350bn virus bailout: Business groups warn many large firms may not be eligible for BoE’s loan scheme By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Thousands of businesses are facing an uncertain future as cracks appear in the Government’s £350billion bailout … Read more
Cardi B has not been shy about voicing her concerns and criticisms in regards to how the coronavirus pandemic has been handled by the United States. But during her Instagram Live on Saturday night, the 27-year-old rapper clearly wanted more answers regarding what the government is doing while much of the population remains in quarantine. … Read more
Drugs giant AstraZeneca in talks with governments to find cure for virus Research agreements could be announced in the coming days A deal would see the company team up with experts on monoclonal antibodies By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:05 GMT, 21 March … Read more
Coronavirus in numbers: Graph from Government’s scientific experts show why social distancing is best way to beat the disease SAGE believes that Social Distancing will reduce peak infections by 60 percent The Government’s scientific experts think that Social Distancing for people over 65 will reduce the death rate from infections by up to 35 percent … Read more
Human and animal trials for a British vaccine against the coronavirus are set to begin next week at the Government’s secret science base Porton Down. Scientists will test the drug, made at Oxford University, on animals at the Wiltshire base before trialling on humans next month. The Times reports that the Phase II trials will … Read more
Most schools and nurseries will now be open on Monday because the Government’s list of coronavirus key workers is so long with critics questioning why Boris Johnson is shutting them at all today. Experts had predicted that one in ten pupils and nursery children would need places until the Autumn – but experts claim the numbers will … Read more
Banning junk food adverts before the watershed will only cut two calories from a child’s diet a day, research shows. The Government revealed plans in March to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, fat and sugar on television and social media until after 9pm. They hoped the strict rules would curb soaring childhood obesity … Read more