The FTSE 100 fell in London today after the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted that a three-month lockdown might result in the UK’s biggest economic slump for 300 years.
A brave nurse who warned about a lack of PPE and a ‘much loved’ hospital worker have become the latest NHS staff to die from coronavirus. Grandfather Gareth Roberts, 65, had come out of retirement to work at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff and was doing extra shifts to cope with the crisis. His family claim he … Read more
Cancer warning for popular diet drug Belviq after overweight patients in trial to test its safety for those at risk for heart disease developed tumors Belviq was approved in 2012 and it works by reducing patients’ appetites The FDA asked manufacturer Eisai Inc to conduct a clinical trial to determine the potential risk of heart-related problems … Read more
President Trump ignored advice by the National Security Council back in January to consider shutting down cities and keep Americans home from work, memos reveals. The NSC office responsible for tracking pandemics received intelligence reports in early January predicting the devastation coronavirus could cause to the US once it hit, according to The New York … Read more
BBC bosses are warning interviewers not to put ministers under pressure over coronavirus crisis says former Today presenter John Humphrys John Humphrys, 76, made the revealing claim in his column for today’s Daily Mail Former host wrote it may be ‘justified if we were at war’, adding: ‘But we’re not’ Twitter users have also accused … Read more
A vet has issued an urgent warning to pet owners as researchers look into the link between domestic animals and coronavirus. Dr Anne Fawcett, from the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science, said common sense should be used after two cats and two dogs tested positive for COVID-19. ‘Out of an abundance of caution, … Read more
Shouldn’t he be self isolating?: Larry the Downing Street cat relaxes outside No 10 despite warning cats from infected households should be kept inside during coronavirus lockdown The tabby cat was pictured going about his business as usual outside No10 The BVA has said cats from infected households should be kept inside Prime Minister Boris … Read more
Smokers face a greater risk of coronavirus and put their loved ones at risk, according to a stark warning from Public Health England. Health chiefs said there has ‘never been a more important time’ to quit the habit than now because of the ever-worsening outbreak in Britain. PHE also claimed family, including children, will also … Read more
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a test that could detect when someone has contracted the coronavirus before they display symptoms. The test could provide a result in seconds by detecting an early marker in the human body released after the immune system is provoked by infection. Though one of these markers – called neopterin … Read more
President Trump boasted that the U.S. would send $100 million in medical supplies to Italy despite American hospitals fretting about shortages of home due to the coronavirus epidemic. ‘We’re going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy,’ Trump told reporters Monday in the White … Read more