Health officials have banned people from buying at-home coronavirus antibody tests that use finger-prick blood samples because they fear the results are so unreliable. The ban affects Superdrug, which is offering to test people for past infection with Covid-19 using the same equipment that are now being used for NHS staff. The equipment is being … Read more
British officials sparked anger and confusion today with a sudden decision to block private companies from carrying out Covid-19 finger-prick antibody tests for the public. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has told firms offering to test blood samples people take themselves from finger-pricks to ‘temporarily stop providing this service’. Until then, people … Read more
British people’s ‘fortitude’ will enable then to survive the Covid-19 crisis and regain ‘the freedoms they hold dear’, Boris Johnson declares today. The Prime Minister says that the epidemic has brought out ‘the best in humanity’ and that the public’s ‘perseverance’ and ‘good common sense’ will enable the country to ‘inch forwards’ out of lockdown … Read more
He claimed Richard got confused and happily recorded the “b******s” he and his wife Mindy chatted about. Jeremy initially stated: “I tried to explain it to some people last week, how complicated it is to edit an episode of The Grand Tour. I don’t think people get it so… “As I understand it, the average … Read more
The Government has admitted it has no idea if the 3.5million antibody tests it has ordered work – despite a senior official saying they would available in Boots within days. Professor Sharon Peacock, director of Public Health England’s National Infection Service, yesterday told MPs the home-testing kits could get clearance and start being distributed for use … Read more
Boris Johnson’s pledge to give all children of key workers a school place during the coronavirus crisis descended into chaos and confusion today as parents helping to keep the country running were rejected from the emergency scheme. The children of any parent who works for the NHS or has a crucial role such as a supermarket delivery … Read more
Customers receiving their bank statements in the months ahead may end up baffled as they try to unpick whether they are a winner or loser from new overdraft rules. Some may be pleasantly surprised to see the cost of how they typically go into the red has become cheaper, but others will end up paying considerably … Read more
Coronavirus chaos and confusion is gripping almost every part of British life today as schools defied the Government and closed, big businesses shut down and major sporting events faced postponement because of the explosion of cases in Europe. Travellers to and from Britain are in limbo about whether they should cancel their business or holiday travel for … Read more