Boris Johnson plans to buy ‘hundreds of thousands’ of antibody kits – which can tell if anyone has EVER had the killer disease – after being accused of not testing quickly enough PM urged members of the public to heed the advice to keep up social distancing Mr Johnson also revealed British scientists will soon … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Dr Martin Marshall, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, said there is a ‘shortage of available testing kits’ in the UK The UK has a shortage of coronavirus tests, one of the country’s most senior doctors has warned. Dr Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said there are not enough … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) never discussed providing coronavirus testing kits to the US in the early days of the outbreak. By the end of February, the WHO had shipped hundreds of thousands of test kits around the world – but the US was not among … Read more
Boris Johnson today announced that coronavirus testing was to ramped up to 25,000 per day after the government was lashed for potentially allowing tens of thousands of infected people to walk the streets undiagnosed. Only 5,000 were being swabbed for COVID-19 previously, a fraction of the number seen elsewhere. It comes as the number of positive … Read more
Wealthy VIPs, celebrities and businesses are going private for £375-a-time coronavirus testing kits from Harley Street after Public Health England said not everyone could get checked Wealthy VIPs shelling out £375 each for a coronavirus test from London clinic It comes after Public Health England said it could only test certain patients The Private Clinic … Read more
Coronavirus test kits could be contaminated after FDA scientist found ‘alarming’ impurities in the lab where they were made as CDC officials launch investigation into ‘defects’ there An FDA scientist visited the CDC lab where coronavirus test kits were being manufactured last week to help troubleshoot technical delays He reportedly raised an alarm that the lab might be contaminated … Read more