Biotech minnow Novacyt up 18% after government orders thousands of coronavirus tests in a £1m deal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 20:16 GMT, 17 March 2020 Novacyt raced 18 per cent higher after Public Health England ordered thousands of its coronavirus tests in a £1million … Read more
Biotech minnow Novacyt up 18% after government orders thousands of coronavirus tests in a £3.7m deal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 00:05 GMT, 17 March 2020 Novacyt raced 18 per cent higher after Public Health England ordered thousands of its coronavirus tests in a £3.7million … 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
BREAKING NEWS: Police abandon roadside breath and drug tests in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus Queensland Police will abandon stationary roadside breath tests amid COVID-19 They announced approach would take immediate effect on Monday afternoon The decision was made to ‘minimise health risks’ to officers and the community Similar measures have … Read more
E-scooters could be legalised on UK roads if they pass safety tests… just months after TV presenter died in collision with lorry while riding one Although sales have soared they can at the moment be used only on private land Safety campaigners say they’re a risk to other road users and want them banned Hundreds … Read more
Nova FM radio presenters Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli are in self-isolation just days after interviewing Weekend Today host Richard Wilkins, who tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. The Sydney breakfast duo didn’t go to work on Monday pending the results of their COVID-19 tests and were replaced by evening presenter Kent ‘Smallzy’ Small. Fitzy and Wippa … Read more
Goldman Sachs worker at London office tests positive for coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 15 March 2020 A Goldman Sachs employee at its London office has tested positive for coronavirus. The worker was confirmed on Friday to have caught the virus. They … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Queen Letizia of Spain has been given the all-clear after she was tested for the coronavirus following a kiss on the cheek with an infected government minister last week. A Spanish Royal family spokesman said her husband, King Felipe VI, has also been cleared after tests. The monarchs were tested yesterday after it emerged a … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more