MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 18 April 2020 Medical technology is big business. Annual sales topped £350 billion even before the coronavirus pandemic, and Ireland is one of the foremost … Read more

Doctors’ lives are still being put at risk by a lack of PPE, British Medical Association warns

Doctors’ lives are still being put at risk by a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), the British Medical Association today warned. More than two thirds of doctors (69 per cent) questioned by the union said they do not feel protected while fighting Britain’s COVID-19 outbreak. The snapshot poll of 2,000 medics also found some … Read more

Italy begins testing medical staff for signs of coronavirus immunity

Italy has begun screening doctors for signs of coronavirus immunity, but officials admit that the antibody tests may not work.  The northern regions of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna are hoping to issue ‘licences’ to return to work for people who are shown to be immune.  The blood tests are intended to detect antibodies, the tools which the body … Read more

French court restricts Amazon deliveries to essential goods like food and medical supplies

Amazon deliveries are restricted to essential goods like food and medical supplies in France after court rules the company ‘failed’ to keep workers safe during coronavirus pandemic French court limits Amazon to delivering essential goods in the country The company will have 24 hours to adjust to new regulations of face daily fines The court … Read more

Heathrow becomes a cargo hub amid scramble to fly in medical supplies

Heathrow becomes a cargo hub amid scramble to fly in medical supplies like ventilators and PPE By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 14 April 2020 Heathrow has become a cargo hub as the number of passengers has plummeted.  Flights by freight-only planes using the … Read more