London is recording fewer than 24 new Covid-19 cases a day and could see the virus eradicated within weeks, according to new data. Analysis by Public Health England and Cambridge University calculated that the ‘R’ reproduction rate has fallen to 0.4 in the capital, with the number of new cases halving every 3.5 days. The … Read more
Warm weather does not kill off the coronavirus or hamper its ability to spread, two separate studies have found. US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed more than 370,000 cases in thousands of different cities in North … Read more
The EU has urged member states to ease travel restrictions as soon as possible to kick-start the continent’s ailing tourism industry in time for the summer holidays. All forms of transport should be restarted ‘as a matter of priority’, the European Commission said Wednesday as it laid out a guide for helping people to travel … Read more
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs has a full house of family members to contend with in the Garden State while she waits for quarantine restrictions to lift. The 53-year-old joined DailyMailTV for an exclusive chat about her brand new podcast and her hopes for a ‘kinder’ version of her castmates when the … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to signal lockdown will stay until June today as he gathers Cabinet to thrash out an ‘exit strategy’ – and then fronts a daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since falling ill. The Prime Minister is expected to dash hopes of an imminent end to the draconian curbs crippling the economy, … Read more
As crunch time approaches for Sirius Minerals, the fertiliser company boring a massive tunnel underneath the North York Moors, investors have been eagerly snapping up its shares. Sirius is trying to thrash out a financing agreement worth more than £2.5billion with an unnamed major financial institution, which should secure the construction of its Yorkshire polyhalite … Read more
Army of subscribers flock to Netflix: Video streaming giant hopes to gain 23 million new subscribers in first half By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 22 April 2020 Netflix predicts it will gain more than 23m subscribers in the first half of this year … Read more
Treasury warns that Britain’s economic recovery will be a prolonged U-shaped curve that will hit the country harder Internal report warned the economy could take years to recover from outbreak The analysis, circulated to ministers last week, indicated permanent damage It comes as Rishi Sunak is set to announce further £1.25billion business package Money will … 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
Tiny Cornish village hopes to reclaim its title of ‘the richest square mile on Earth’ after huge copper reserves are found 330ft underground A huge copper reserve could be buried 330ft below Gwennap in Cornwall Gwenapp was known as one of the ‘richest’ square miles of the 18th century A company is claiming it has … Read more