A health boss has warned hospitals are running ‘critically low’ on gowns and face a ‘hand-to-mouth’ supply of PPE as orders from China are delayed. The chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson, said several trusts have received deliveries of emergency supplies while those with a surplus have been asked to share their supplies with … Read more
Delivering lifesaving protective gear to frontline health staff has become ‘hand to mouth’, an NHS leader has revealed. The Government is airlifting in crates from China on a daily basis but some are being removed from planes before take-off by officials who want to test them. Other boxes are reaching the UK only for NHS officials … Read more
Britain’s vital supply chain could grind to a halt as nearly half of the country’s lorries have been taken off the road since the coronavirus crisis began, an industry body has warned. The lorries are transporting essential goods such as food and medicine up and down Britain as the country continues to battle the pandemic. … Read more
Intensive care units in the UK are in ‘relatively short supply’ of vital medicines including some anaesthetics. As units become filled with covid-19 patients, many are requiring the same combination of drugs along with a steady supply of oxygen in their fight for survival. However Dr Ron Daniels, a consultant in the Midlands told the … Read more
The Government’s target of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day could be hit by a single company which will make tests in the UK, the firm claims. Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company based in the US state of Massachusetts, said it has the capacity to supply all of the 700,000 tests per week. It will work … Read more
The government of Quebec is developing a fleet of airships to deliver goods to the province’s often difficult to reach northern territories. The government signed the agreement, worth $23million ($30million Canadian), with the French company Flying Whales and expects the first deliveries to begin in 2022. The airships from Flying Whales will be able to … Read more
Price of COFFEE is set to rise as countries around the world stockpile beans amid fears coronavirus will hit the supply chain Importers in coffee drinking nations have brought orders forward by a month Strong demand amid expectations of tightening supply has pushed up prices In Brazil they are near record levels at £85 per … Read more
Supplies of face masks and other protective equipment against the coronavirus are ‘rapidly depleting’ around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. ‘Shortages are leaving doctors, nurses and health care workers dangerously ill-equipped to care for COVID-19 patients,’ said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO. An estimated 89 million masks, 1.6 … Read more
Microsoft issues financial warning as coronavirus disrupts its Chinese supply chain for Windows and Surface devices Microsoft’s sales for this quarter had been projected at $10.75–$11.15 billion The firm has not yet provided a revised estimated based on the virus’ impact Microsoft does not expect its cloud-computing business to be affected, however The warning came … Read more