New coronavirus antibody tests are set to be rolled out in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething said today. The handheld tests which require only a drop of blood can give results in 10 minutes, they are set to be tested in the UK from next week. The tests are able …
Read More »Letters: In these testing times, the kindness of strangers has come to the fore
SIR – We have been overwhelmed by the kindness of complete strangers during this crisis. On Thursday my wife and I visited our local supermarket for provisions. There was a queue outside, and when we walked round the corner we saw that it stretched a long way back. There was …
Read More »Meghan and Harry broke up with the Queen over email: report
A shocking new report claims that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle broke up with the Queen — over email. The millennials also ran roughshod over palace staff while they strove for a showbiz-based lifestyle and old fashioned notions like “family first” flew out the window as Archie has only met …
Read More »Boris Johnson sends coronavirus letter to every household to mask Tory failures
Boris Johnson is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus (Pic: Flickr/Downing Street) The Tory government is mobilising to deliver to every household across Britain. But you won’t be getting medicines or food. You will be treated to a letter from Boris Johnson. His message will land on 30 million doorsteps, …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Infection rates are doubling every three days
The home of Welsh rugby union is to be turned into the fourth emergency hospital to deal with an onslaught of coronavirus cases. The Principality Stadium has been offered to NHS Wales as a makeshift field hospital to provide 2,000 extra beds should hospitals in the Cardiff area become overwhelmed. …
Read More »Amazon returns window extended to 31st May 2020
Merchants on Amazon will see the Amazon returns window extended to the 31st of May for all products sold between the 15th of February and the 30th of April. This will include products fulfilled by Amazon as well as those which merchants ship themselves. The reasoning is that many customers …
Read More »Britain’s FTSE 100 skids after PM Johnson gets coronavirus
London’s main share index fell sharply on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus, which claimed more lives in Britain. After a three-day surge driven by government and central bank measures to lessen the blow from the coronavirus crisis, the blue-chip …
Read More »Britain Scales Up Coronavirus Tests for Health Workers
LONDON — Britain is scaling up coronavirus testing for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff, with hundreds of tests due to be carried out in coming days and many more next week. The United Kingdom has so far reported 14,579 cases of the virus and 759 deaths, with the peak …
Read More »Britain boosts testing for health care workers
By Paul Sandle and Estelle Shirbon | Reuters LONDON – Britain is scaling up coronavirus testing for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff, with hundreds of tests due to be carried out in coming days and many more next week. The United Kingdom has so far reported 14,579 cases of …
Read More »How London’s coronavirus crisis is escalating – as Rutland is the ONLY place to not record a case
The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered …
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