Doctors are cautioning that using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus may be dangerous after more than 90 percent of COVID-19 patients in two studies of the drug developed signs of dangerous heart arrhythmias. If heart rhythms remain irregular for too long, it can trigger heart attack and stroke. Heart arrhythmias are a known and potentially life-threatening … Read more
Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since the Second World War, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country’s love affair with the European Union, analysts say. Much will depend on how Rome handles the easing of the national lockdown, how quickly it manages to get liquidity to suffering businesses, … Read more
Traffic chiefs and experts are predicting a decline in traffic volume and train usage in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak with home working becoming a permanent reality for many employees. AA President, Edmund King, has said demand for travel, on the road or by rail, will be reduced as the majority of companies have … Read more
Britains are being warned to guard their chickens after reports of fowl being stolen amid the Coronavirus outbreak. Smallholding groups and hen charities say those who own birds should make sure they keep an eye on them after parts of Britain were hit by egg shortages. There have already been reports of birds being taken … Read more
Some coronavirus tests could return false-positive results for 47 percent of samples, a study abstract from China suggests. ‘In the close contacts of COVID-19 patients, nearly half or even more of the ‘asymptomatic infected individuals’ reported in the active nucleic acid test screening might be false positives, wrote the authors from Jiaotong University in Xi’an, … 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