Thousands of British holidaymakers are owed £7billion for trips cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic with banks and airlines flouting the law by refusing refunds, it was revealed today. There is growing anger that the Government has not intervened when lenders and travel firms are illegally withholding cash that should be paid within a week for flights … Read more
The number of people who died in the early weeks of the pandemic’s grip on the US far exceeded what would be expected in a normal year – and nearly doubled the number of coronavirus deaths counted by early April, new research reveals. Between March 1 and April 4 of this year, there were 15,400 … Read more
The partner of Adam Schlesinger, who died as a result of coronavirus complications at the age of 52 earlier this month, has paid tribute to the celebrated musician and composer. On Sunday, Schlesinger’s girlfriend Alexis Morley posted the last photo taken of the pair together, alongside an emotional tribute to her husband, who was known as … Read more
No evidence that recovered covid patients can’t be re-infected: World Health Organisation warns ‘immunity passports’ increase risk of spreading coronavirus WHO said ‘no evidence’ covid-19 antibodies protect against a second infection United Nations agency warned against issuing ‘immunity passports’ Chile said last week it would begin handing out ‘health passports’ Here’s how to help people … Read more
More US veterans sickened by coronavirus who were treated with the malaria drug President Trump touted for treating the disease died than did patients who were given the usual supportive care, a new study reveals. And the results suggested that the drug, hydroxychloroquine, provided no benefit to the patients who received it. The nationwide study … Read more
Hip and knee operations will resume in some hospitals as the NHS Nightingale is set to take on more coronavirus patients, according to a senior official. NHS England’s London regional director Sir David Sloman called for activity at the Docklands’ site to be ramped up. The ExCeL Centre has not been working at full capacity since … Read more
Hopes could hinge on llamas for Covid vaccine: Belgian scientists discover camelids’ blood contains antibodies for combating coronavirus Molecules in camelids blood ‘may serve as useful therapeutics during Covid-19’ These llama antibodies have proved effective against MERS and SARS in past It was also discovered ferrets infected with Covid-19 respond close to humans Learn more … Read more
A New York pediatrician said she thought a staggering 80 per cent of children in the city are infected with the coronavirus as she explained that most kids have not been tested as they are not the priority in hospitals. Dr Dyan Hes, a pediatrician with New York City‘s Gramercy Pediatrics, offered the grim statistic … Read more
Scammers are increasingly using the guise of streaming giant Netflix to steal money from people during the coronavirus pandemic, a security company says. US cyber safety company BrandShield has detected a total of 639 new domain names registered containing the word ‘Netflix’ in them since the beginning of 2020. More than a third of these … Read more
British drug firms fight to be first in race to beat Covid: Glaxosmithkline teams-up with French rival Sanofi By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 14 April 2020 British drug firms have put themselves at the centre of the battle against the coronavirus with plans … Read more