Private companies may create another coronavirus testing crisis, report suggests

With private companies’ coronavirus testing coming online, the Trump administration promised the shortage of test kits would rapidly disappear.   That may be the case, as more than 100,000 Americans are now being tested in the US each day.  But just because more people are ‘getting tested’ – having their noses swabbed for sample collection – … Read more

Michael Turnbull conducts private inspection amid coronavirus

Bachelorette star Michael Turnbull wears a face mask and gloves as he conducts a private inspection on a Brisbane property amid the coronavirus pandemic By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:47 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 05:47 GMT, 28 March 2020 Former Bachelorette star Michael Turnbull is also the principal owner of … Read more

Inside the Queen’s private sitting room at Windsor Castle

Inside the Queen’s private sitting room at Windsor Castle: Photo offers a rare glimpse at Her Majesty’s favourite treasures – from a corgi figurine to a statuette of her as a young princess Buckingham Palace yesterday released a new photo of the Queen, 93, on the phone to the Prime Minister It shows Her Majesty … Read more

Private schools are to offer parents partial refunds

Private schools may offer parents partial refunds and freeze fees for next year after being forced to close over coronavirus Private schools are considering returning a portion of fees for the summer term Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independent Schools Association, said some ‘will also freeze fees for next year’ Some parents not withholding … Read more

NHS strikes deal with private hospitals for 20,000 extra staff, 8,000 beds and 1,200 ventilators

NHS strikes massive deal with private hospitals for 20,000 extra staff, 8,000 beds and 1,200 ventilators in fight against coronavirus By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: 15:15 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 15:15 GMT, 21 March 2020 More beds, ventilators and thousands of extra healthcare staff will be made urgently available from next week … Read more

Country icon Kenny Rogers dies of natural causes, 81, family planning private service amid pandemic

Country music icon Kenny Rogers dies of natural causes aged 81 as family is planning private service amid COVID-19 pandemic He died aged 81 at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, his family confirmed Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family is planning to have a small private service at this time with a public … Read more

Labour demands MORE coronavirus tests for NHS staff as celebrities buy £375 private checks

Boris Johnson vowed a dramatic escalation of the UK’s coronavirus testing capacity today amid warnings that the country cannot fight the epidemic ‘blindfolded’. The PM said the number of tests a day will be increased from the current level of around 5,000 to 25,000, and NHS staff will be prioritised. The announcement came amid mounting … Read more

Wealthy VIPs are going private for £375-a-time coronavirus testing kits from Harley Street

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

See inside the world’s newest private jet: a $110 million converted Airbus airliner

$110 million private jet that can travel 6,000 miles and sleeps 17 people looks more like a luxury penthouse than an airplane The aircraft features a lounge, dining area, a full-sized kitchen and a private master bedroom leading to a luxury en-suite with the largest shower ‘ever to be installed in an Airbus single-aisle aircraft’ … Read more

Boris Johnson to evoke Winston Churchill in a plea to private hospitals

Boris Johnson tells private hospitals to free up beds for the NHS and orders Rolls Royce and JCB to help produce ventilators in ‘national effort’ to tackle coronavirus pandemic Prime Minister will go to private hospital groups asking them to free up beds  His request will mirror that of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill in … Read more