A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more
Experimental cancer drug may stop coronavirus in its tracks by blocking the virus from copying itself and spreading in the body in the same way it freezes tumor growth, researchers claim The University of Louisville developed a synthetic DNA piece called ‘aptamer’ that binds a protein called nucleolin found on the surface of cells It … Read more
Unilever pays out dividend to help pensioners, but warns virus crisis means a ‘new normal’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Unilever is pressing ahead with its dividend despite warning that it faces a ‘new normal’ after the virus crisis subsides. … Read more
Insurance giant Hiscox set to be hit with £142m virus bill as it faces legal action from firms claiming they were unfairly treated By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Insurance giant Hiscox could be hit with a £142million bill from pandemic … Read more
Virus grants are postcode lottery for small firms with some councils paying just one in ten eligible companies By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Desperate firms scrambling for emergency grants to survive the pandemic face a ‘postcode lottery’, with some councils … Read more
A tick capable of carrying a host of killer illnesses has been found in the UK for the very first time, health officials have revealed. The Hyalomma rufipes tick – a small blood-sucking arachnid – is usually confined to Africa, Asia and parts of southern Europe. But Public Health England has now revealed one of … Read more
Triathlete: Sir Rocco Forte credits his super-fit physique for his recovery from coronavirus Sir Rocco Forte credits his super-fit physique for his recovery from coronavirus, which he contracted recently. ‘I had all the symptoms, though I haven’t been tested,’ the hotel tycoon says, from his house in Ripley, Surrey, where he has been recuperating with his … Read more
Instagram co-founders launch state-by-state coronavirus tracker that estimates secondary COVID-19 infection rates and shows decline in New York while North Dakota has highest rate The site distills data taken from the COVID-19 Tracking Project It then uses that data to calculate the effective reproduction rate of the virus Figures show how many people are infected … Read more
UK and US media evoke the spirit of the Second World War during the coronavirus pandemic by using language relating to force and combat, a study reveals. The use of a ‘war rhetoric’ – particularly verbs to invoke a ‘call to action’ – are abundant in news reports on British and American news sites, including the Daily … Read more
Tina Mulhern has the usual worries about lockdown: its impact on her business, finances and loved ones. But one crippling fear, that it may have robbed her of the chance of motherhood, overshadows them all. Tina, 41, had endured one failed round of IVF in February and was awaiting a second, until a notice was posted … Read more