All lorry drivers entering England face compulsory Covid tests to fight threat of new coronavirus variants despite fears it could disrupt food supplies Lorry drivers will tested for Covid-19 once in England, rather than at the border France has dropped requirement for lorry drivers arriving from UK to be tested Testing comes amid concerns over … Read more
Boris Johnson will unveil new ‘take the next step safely’ slogan to replace ‘stay at home’ order in first appearance at Downing Street’s new £2.6m press briefing room on Monday Boris Johnson will make his debut appearance in Downing Street briefing room PM will use the new press room in Number Nine Downing Street on … Read more
AstraZeneca lost £21 BILLION in profits from selling Covid vaccine cheaply… but the firm ‘wouldn’t do it again’ after attacks from EU over supply issues AstraZeneca sacrificed more than £21bn of revenue with its Covid-19 vaccine The pharmaceutical giant offered its vaccine at a cost of just £3.60 a dose The company has been criticised … Read more
FOR: By Adrian Vinken, CEO, Theatre Royal, Plymouth For all of us who work in theatre, as in so many industries that rely on bringing people together, the past year has been nothing short of a nightmare. Hopes of reopening have been dashed again and again. Three months after London‘s West End went dark last … Read more
Millions could go to pubs with no social distancing under plans to let drinkers use mobile phones to prove they are free of Covid. As fury erupted over the idea of coronavirus ‘passports’, it emerged customers could be allowed to rely on an app. They could use it to prove they had either had the … Read more
Police in Devon arrest two care home staff for ‘wilful neglect’ after Covid outbreak where they worked left nine residents dead Nine deaths have been reported at Holmesley Care Home in Sidford since Feb 25 A woman, 57, and a man, 30, have been arrested on suspicion of wilful neglect Both of those arrested are … Read more
AstraZeneca lost £21 BILLION in profits from selling Covid vaccine cheaply… but the firm ‘wouldn’t do it again’ after attacks from EU over supply issues AstraZeneca sacrificed more than £21bn of revenue with its Covid-19 vaccine The pharmaceutical giant offered its vaccine at a cost of just £3.60 a dose The company has been criticised … Read more
Arizona is dropping all of its remaining restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and opening vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older, Governor Doug Ducey said. ‘In Arizona, we never did a shutdown, so it’s impossible to have a grand reopening,’ he said. ‘Instead, we are continuing to take reasonable, safe and sensible … Read more
Will THIS Covid vaccine mean an end to the common cold? Scientists develop a $1 shot that may protect people against other coronaviruses Researchers at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech used a platform that places a piece of synthesized viral DNA into genetically altered E. coli The bacteria, which is now a host … Read more
A formerly healthy Delaware mother-of-two who suffered a mild case of COVID-19 in May of 2020 says she is still experiencing crippling health conditions nearly a year later, which leave her sleeping 14 to 16 hours a day and unable to work or care for her kids. Michaelene Carlton, 47, suffered mild sinus pain and headaches … Read more