Access to PPE for frontline NHS staff is getting worse despite Government promises to increase supplies, a poll of thousands of doctors has found. The Royal College of Physicians said those working in high-risk areas still could not always access long-sleeved disposable gowns and full-face face visors. It said the shortages had worsened in the last three … Read more
Worse to come for ‘broken’ crude oil market as coronavirus crisis causes extreme oversupply By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Oil prices sank to fresh 21-year lows before recovering as markets continued to grapple with extreme oversupply caused by the coronavirus … Read more
The governor of the Bank of England today issues a stark warning that Britain should be cautious about lifting the coronavirus lockdown too early. In his first interview since taking the top job, Andrew Bailey told the Daily Mail that a premature end to the restrictions could cause a severe loss of confidence and inflict … Read more
The Government’s decision to extend the lockdown for a further three weeks has, unsurprisingly, intensified the complaint that ‘shutting down the economy will cost more lives than the coronavirus‘ — or, in the words of President Trump, that the ‘cure may be worse than the disease’. The argument, in essence, is this: recessions kill. Intuitively, … Read more