Coronavirus UK: £100bn Operation Moonshot will ‘fail’ as tests poor

Boris Johnson‘s extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing project is destined to ‘fail miserably’ and could accelerate Covid-19’s spread, top experts warned today.  The £100billion scheme, championed by the Prime Minister’s outgoing chief aide Dominic Cummings, is designed to reopen swathes of the economy by swabbing millions of asymptomatic people every day for coronavirus. But a panel … Read more

£100billion Operation Moonshot will ‘fail miserably because the tests are poor’

Boris Johnson‘s extortionate Operation Moonshot mass-swabbing project is destined to ‘fail miserably’ and could accelerate Covid-19’s spread, top experts warned today.  The £100billion scheme, championed by the Prime Minister’s outgoing chief aide Dominic Cummings, is designed to reopen swathes of the economy by swabbing millions of asymptomatic people every day for coronavirus. But a panel … Read more

Drugs kingpin, 22, jailed for running Britain’s biggest ‘county lines’ operation 

Drugs kingpin, 22, who was trained by students in university halls of residence, is jailed for running Britain’s biggest ‘county lines’ operation Michael Emeofa, 22, was drug runner for two Central Lancs University students When pair were caught peddling drugs he set up his own network in Coventry He even enrolled on a course and took … Read more

DAVID ROSE: Will the £42BILLION ‘Operation Moonshot’ test and trace plan actually work?

Deenan Pillay’s patience finally snapped as he watched television in his north London home. And it was Matt Hancock who did it. As Britain struggled to cope with the Covid pandemic, the Professor of Virology at University College London, became increasingly frustrated that the country’s medical expertise was being sidelined. When he heard the Health Secretary … Read more

Rapid coronavirus tests used in Operation Moonshot pilot are 77% accurate

Rapid Covid tests being used to pilot Operation Moonshot in Liverpool could allow Britain to return to as close to normality as possible, health chiefs said today.   Evaluation of the test produced by Innova — which is now being used for the first phase of mass-testing in England  — showed that it is ‘accurate and … Read more

Shots are fired near synagogue in Vienna as police say ‘major operation’ is underway 

Shots are fired near synagogue in Vienna as police say ‘major operation’ is underway By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 19:53 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 19:57 GMT, 2 November 2020 A large police operation is underway in central Vienna, after reports of shots being fired near a synagogue in the city. Austrian public … Read more

Artist Tracey Emin, 57, reveals she had operation for cancer

Artist Tracey Emin, 57, reveals she is fighting bladder cancer and is in remission after operation on malignant tumour Tracey Emin, 57, has revealed she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year  British artist had surgery where many of  her reproductive organs were removed Said at time tumour was discovered was working on painting of malignant … Read more

Head of Operation Warp speed says he expects coronavirus vaccine trials to resume next week  

Paused AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine trials expected to resume this WEEK, Operation Warp Speed chief says Dr Moncef Slaoui, the chief of Operation Warp Speed, says he expects two paused coronavirus trials to resume this week AstraZeneca’s US arm was placed on hold on September 8 when a British participant suffered a … Read more

Head of Operation Warp Speed says he believes pandemic could be under control by next flu season 

The chief of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed says he believes the coronavirus pandemic could be under control in the US by next flu season. Dr Moncef Slaoui leads the government’s plan to fast-track the production of 300 million vaccine doses in America by 2021. In an appearance on The Dr Oz Show on … Read more

Doubts over Number 10’s £100billion ‘Operation Moonshot’ plan

Doubts have been raised once again over the Government’s £100billion ‘Operation Moonshot’ testing plan after one mass-screening programme was paused and then scaled back. Ministers had aimed to provide regular testing to all 254,000 residents in Salford, Greater Manchester, to allow them to lead ‘normal’ lives again without the need for social distancing.  They were … Read more