Second coronavirus wave fear engulfs markets

As bosses warn new curbs will cripple economy, second coronavirus wave fear engulfs markets Business leaders pleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson for more support   Shares in housebuilders, pub groups and travel firms all fell sharply By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 21 September … Read more

NHS to designate Covid-free hospitals to continue routine appointments during second wave

The NHS is setting up designated ‘Covid-free’ hospitals around England in preparation for a second wave of coronavirus, according to reports. Hospital bosses are thought to be desperate to avoid the situation they faced in March, when patients without Covid-19 fell by the wayside. A drive to ‘protect the NHS’ when the virus first took … Read more

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike compared with the peak in spring Difference may be explained by countries’ increased testing in recent months  But it could also be a sign the virus is mainly infecting younger, healthier people  Lockdown-free Sweden still has significantly lower rates than rest of Europe … Read more

Britain’s second wave takes hold with 4,422 cases in past 24 hours

Britain has recorded 27 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours – triple last week’s figure – bringing the total number of deaths in the country since the pandemic began to 41,759. Last Saturday just nine deaths were recorded and 3,497 new cases were announced. But this week 4,422 people tested positive for … Read more

Senior SAGE advisor hits back at Dido Harding after she blamed group for not predicting second wave

Don’t blame us for testing fiasco! Senior SAGE advisor hits back at Dido Harding after she pointed finger at group for not predicting second wave during grilling by MP over shambles Dido Harding said nobody was ‘expecting’ a big surge in demand for tests That’s despite children going back to school and workers returning to … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Here’s how you CAN let a second wave wash over you

After a last, glorious blast of heat, the British summer is almost over and we are now heading into autumn.  I normally love this time of year, but right now I am seriously worried the next few months will bring a big surge in coronavirus cases — if we aren’t already heading into a second … Read more

This second wave of coronavirus is simply not as deadly, says PROFESSOR KAROL SIKORA

Britain is now in grave danger of sleepwalking into a second national lockdown. The consequences of doing so would be disastrous. We find ourselves in this wretched position partly because the Government’s main achievement since the pandemic first emerged in China has not been suppressing the virus or saving lives or the economy, but in … Read more

‘Second wave is here’: Boris Johnson sounds Covid alarm and warns ‘inevitable’ surge is ‘coming in’

The Prime Minister said a second lockdown was the ‘last thing anybody wants’ but revealed his administration was considering whether it needed to ‘go further’ than the current national restrictions that were put in place this week Boris Johnson tonight admitted it was ‘inevitable’ that a second wave of coronavirus would batter the UK as … Read more

Shares are back in fashion but will the new wave of traders turn into investors?

SIMON LAMBERT: Buying shares is back in fashion but will the new wave of traders turn into investors once lockdown and the tech boom fade By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:52 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 10:54 BST, 17 September 2020 If you wait long enough most things come back into fashion. The … Read more