An eccentric French doctor has become a YouTube sensation and been approached by the French president for advice after he claims he has gotten astonishing results using Trump’s favorite coronavirus treatment on sick patients. Didier Raoult, a 68-year-old French infectious-disease specialist, has been using controversial antimalarial drug hydroxycholoroquine to treat COVID-19 patients. The doctor has … Read more
Desperate Britons are putting their lives at risk by taking anti-malaria tablets in a ‘misguided’ attempt to fight Covid-19, experts warned last night. They dismissed claims by French researchers that the decades-old drugs could ‘cure’ patients and called a controversial study published last month that appeared to show benefits ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘dangerous’. The pills, chloroquine … Read more
Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday the grim reality that more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus – a marked change in tone from a president who projected optimism about the disease from its first detection. ‘I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead. We’re going through a very … Read more
Back in May 2016, Meghan Markle was yet to meet her prince when – as a star of the TV drama Suits – she appeared on an obscure late-night US chat show. The women’s rights firebrand held forth on the awfulness of Donald Trump, then the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the presidency. Not only … Read more
On Thursday, President Trump insinuated that he would throw his weight behind the Florida governor’s proposed plan to help keep drug prices lower by importing medications from other countries. It might be good for prices, but with recent reports of fake foreign drugs and widespread contamination in blockbuster medications manufactured abroad, it’s not clear the … Read more
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen asks to finish his three-year prison sentence at home over fears he might catch the coronavirus Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, ‘risks catching coronavirus while serving his three-year prison sentence’ Cohen’s attorney is asking for his client to serve the rest … Read more
Donald Trump’s UK travel ban piles pressure on beleaguered BA, which relies on £1billion-a-year transatlantic route, as Virgin Atlantic demands £7.5billion government bailout for the struggling airline industry BA’s CEO Alex Cruz told employees the airline was fighting for its survival Now Donald Trump’s travel ban will further impact the already struggling BA Passengers are … Read more
President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon amid confusion and chaos about the coronavirus after reports Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who dined with him on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, tested positive for the disease but then said a second test showed a negative result. Trump, who shook hands with his Brazilian counterpart at … Read more
Firms hit the panic button as Trump’s coronavirus travel ban triggers worst stock market rout since Black Monday By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:04 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:24 GMT, 13 March 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest firms were pushed to the brink yesterday after President Trump’s shock travel ban … Read more
Since arriving in office in January 2017, Donald Trump often has cited the upward trajectory as a measure of his economic achievements. As the 2020 presidential election looms, he may feel a little concerned. His ‘America First’ handling of the Covid-19 crisis is terrifying commerce and financial markets. While there may be good public health … Read more