The two-week quarantine for contacts of Covid-19 cases could be halved or eliminated entirely under plans which would see the mass use of pregnancy-style testing kits. The kits, which give results in minutes, would be used to identify un-infected contacts and release them from the 14-day quarantine. The testing scheme will be trialled on emergency … Read more
Quarantine for contacts of Covid-19 cases could be halved or eliminated entirely under mass testing plans, it has been suggested. Pregnancy-style testing kits, which give results in minutes, would be used under the plans to identify un-infected contacts and release them from two-week quarantine. The mass testing scheme will be trialled on emergency workers in … Read more
Boris Johnson is expected to halve the self-isolation period for those who test positive for coronavirus as early as this week as ministers battle to make people stick to the rules. The Prime Minister yesterday outlined a ‘big, big push’ on adherence to quarantine rules during the lockdown amid fears that people are not completing … Read more
Shares in FTSE 250-listed Cineworld have more than halved today after the giant said it will temporarily shut down all of its cinemas in the UK and the US, affecting around 45,000 employees in the two countries. The cinema giant, which blamed the decision on delays of major film releases and an ‘increasingly challenging’ situation … Read more
Owner of British Airways seeking to halve price of its planned £900m takeover of Spanish rival By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 The owner of British Airways is seeking to halve the price of its planned £900m takeover of a Spanish … Read more
Dixons Carphone axes dividend as profits halve: Electronics chain warns of ‘weakening’ consumer spending By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Dixons Carphone axed its final dividend in a fresh blow to investors after annual profits more than halved. Warning of ‘weakening’ spending … Read more
Keeping the middle seat empty on airplanes halves the risk of passengers getting infected with the coronavirus, a study has suggested. Professor Arnold Barnett, a statistician at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, estimated the risk of transmission on an Airbus 320 or Boeing 737 – two of the most commonly used planes. He found the … Read more
Keeping human embryos frozen for over a year can halve women’s chances of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a live baby, a study has found. Researchers from China examined the pregnancy and live birth rates of more than 24,000 women undergoing embryo-storing ‘vitrification’ treatment. They found that storing embryos for 1–2 years significantly lowered … Read more
Ryanair expects number of passengers it flies to halve this year and is braced for first quarter losses of £180m By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 22:11 BST, 18 May 2020 Ryanair expects the number of passengers it flies will halve this year and is braced … Read more