NHS hospitals in England cut routine operations by a QUARTER in January as number of coronavirus inpatients soared at the height of second wave, leaked data shows Leaked NHS figures showed 23,000 fewer operations were done in January And separate data showed 103,491 patients needed to be seen in a month Hospitalisations from the virus … Read more
With the pandemic still raging, most businesses cannot boast of having as good a year as Amazon – but profits predicted to be FLAT By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 29 January 2021 With the pandemic still raging, most businesses cannot boast of having … Read more
AstraZeneca has warned EU countries it will cut deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine by 60 per cent to 31 million doses in the first quarter due to production problems. The decrease deals another blow to Europe’s Covid-19 vaccination drive after Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE slowed supplies of their vaccine to the bloc this … Read more
The cost of a basic funeral has risen to £4,184 on average, but more families opted for budget cremations during the pandemic and their price has dropped to £1,554. A ‘direct cremation’ takes place without a funeral service, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise a personal memorial for a … Read more
Congestion fell by a quarter in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic: Interactive map shows how much road traffic volumes shrank in 25 UK cities Year-on-year congestion levels on our roads fell by an average of 24% in 2020 compared to 2019, says report Average congestion levels during rush hour fell by over … Read more
Samsung’s profits have soared by more than 25 per cent in three months as working from home during the pandemic has driven demand for its technology. The South Korean tech giant said their operating profits have soared to $8.23billion (9 trillion won) as a result of their fourth quarter successes which they announced on Friday. … Read more
One in every four deaths in England and Wales was linked to coronavirus in the week leading up to Christmas, official figures show. Office for National Statistics numbers showed 25 per cent of all deaths in that week – 2,912 out of 11,520 – were linked to Covid-19. It is the highest proportion of weekly … Read more
Nearly a quarter of patients who suffered loss of smell from coronavirus did not see it return two months later, new study found Researchers looked at data from of 2,581 patients from 18 European hospitals Reveals 24.1% did not regain their smell and taste within 60 days of infection But the senses did come back to … Read more
A quarter of England’s hospitals were treating a ‘dangerous’ number of Covid patients in the run up to Christmas, official figures show amid the looming threat of a third national lockdown. MailOnline’s analysis of NHS England data reveals at least a fifth of general beds at 37 trusts were filled by Covid patients in the … Read more
Unemployment spikes to 4.9 per cent as a record 370,000 are made redundant in three months Latest labour market figures show that unemployment rate has hit 4.9 per cent A record 370,000 were made redundant over the three months to October Numbers on payroll have now fallen by 819,000 since start of the pandemic By … Read more