Experts say even $10 is too much for the US-made antiviral drug approved to treat the novel coronavirus. Gilead Sciences’ medication, remdesivir, was shown to help reduce patients’ hospital stays over a placebo, in a clinical trial run by the National Institutes of Health. Last week, it became the first drug approved by the US … Read more
Italian island promises to refund tourists the cost of their hotel if it RAINS during their stay Island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, has launched the ‘Elba No Rain’ campaign Tourists are refunded a night’s stay if it rains for two consecutive hours in a day The rain must fall between 10am and … Read more
Viewers could be forced to pay more for a TV licence if they live in an expensive house under BBC proposals Source says flat fee ‘doesn’t work when so many people are living longer’ France and Italy have system where TV Licence is included in household bills Interviews to choose a new BBC director-general have … Read more
Coronavirus crisis looks set to cost pension funds and savers nearly £85bn in lost dividends By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 3 May 2020 The coronavirus crisis looks set to cost pension funds and savers nearly £85 billion in lost dividends. More than 300 … Read more
How the cost of tinned beans, pasta sauce and flour have risen in price online during April thanks to demand Average price of tinned beans has jumped 1.1% week-on-week, figures suggest Staples like rice, pasta sauce and cleaning sprays also still climbing Cost of products like nappies, handwash and long-life milk reportedly down Some supermarkets … Read more
Pandemic set to cost car industry more than £8bn – even if factories reopen in just two weeks By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 April 2020 The Covid-19 crisis is set to cost the British car industry more than £8billion – even if … Read more
Modern science has scarcely presented a more crucial goal, offering untold riches and perhaps even a Nobel prize to the victor, as well as the chance to return the world to normal. Yet the search for a cure for coronavirus is also uniquely perilous thanks to the dangers inherent in rushing new medical products to … Read more
The cost of the coronavirus pandemic on the US healthcare system could be hundreds of billions of dollars in direct medical expenses, a new study suggests. Researchers say the average cost of the infection alone is $3,045, four times higher than the flu and five times more than a case of whooping cough. With as … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus lockdown will take more than 6.5million jobs out of the economy, according to estimates contained in a new study. Research by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex says this equates to around a quarter of the UK’s total jobs, with more than half the positions in certain … Read more
Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown – with shortage of farm workers set to trigger further price hikes Cost of a weekly shop has risen as much as £7 during the coronavirus lockdown Prices have risen at supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons, and Waitrose Cost of … Read more