More than 5,000 people in Britain have volunteered to take part in a pioneering drug trial in search of a treatment for the currently incurable COVID-19. The Recovery Trial, conducted by Oxford University, recruited the participants — all of whom are COVID-19 patients already in hospital — at more than 160 NHS hospitals. Participants will … Read more
The world’s largest cargo plane has flown from China to Poland as part of a 400-tonne medical supply run amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The Antonov An-225 Mriya landed at Tianjin Binhai International Airport in North China late on Sunday (12th April), picking up roughly 250 tonnes of critical medical supplies in what is to be … Read more
As global markets continue to react violently to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, technology firms have weathered the storm reasonably well – so far. The technology sector has performed better than most other industries and regions over the past six weeks, which have seen key indices suffer their biggest drops in history. Both … Read more
A parenting expert and father-of-six has shared the three biggest issues parents are coming to him with during the coronavirus pandemic – and how you can identify kids’ mood swings with a simple ‘HALTS’ acronym. Dr Justin Coulson, from Sydney, said he has had hundreds of mums and dads send him emails and messages on … Read more
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will extend world’s biggest lockdown for two weeks in country of 1.3billion where Covid-19 has killed 240 India’s existing three-week lockdown was due to come to an end on Tuesday But ministers are pressing for prolonged restrictions amid a rising death roll Critics insist nationwide policy is needed to stop … Read more
‘Everyone is doing what they can to get through this’: Channel Seven slashes the salaries of some of its biggest stars by a whopping 20 per cent amid the COVID-19 crisis By Jessamy Tredinnick and Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:31 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 04:38 BST, 11 April 2020 Channel … Read more
South Korean city of Daegu – which saw first large coronavirus outbreak outside China – records no new infections South Korean city of Daegu today reported zero new cases for the first time Half of all South Korean Covid-19 infectees were recorded in the southern city South Korea today reported 27 new cases, a new … Read more
Bosses at four more of Britain’s biggest banks accept cuts to their pay in response to coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 8 April 2020 Bosses at four more of Britain’s biggest banks accepted cuts to their pay last night in response … Read more
A new analysis of Twitter indicates that social distancing measure are having an effect in slowing the spread of coronavirus in the US Since social distancing began on March 16, mobility among Americans has been cut by almost half of what it was. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University found that the biggest drop in geo-tagged … Read more
Sweden today announced its biggest jump in coronavirus deaths so far amid growing criticism of its light-handed response to the crisis. The death toll jumped by 76 in the latest figures today, bringing the total from 401 to 477. The previous record was 59. Meanwhile the number of confirmed cases jumped by 376, taking the … Read more