Coronavirus Latest News
-
America is facing an unprecedented wave of bankruptcies. It must act now
Neiman Marcus and JC Penney, two of America’s retailing giants, recently failed to pay interest on their debt. We should expect one or both firms to file for bankruptcy soon,…
-
Mike Pompeo says US report assessing Hong Kong autonomy to be delayed until after Chinese legislative session; maintains coronavirus claims
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a report on Hong Kong’s autonomy that could trigger sanctions will be postponed until after the Chinese government’s annual legislative session this month,…
-
Synthetic coronavirus created with brewer’s yeast comes with research options, hope and a warning
Scientists have created a fully synthesised strain of the coronavirus with brewer’s yeast, according to a new study from Europe.This development would help “provide an infectious virus to health authorities…
-
Rashes, headaches, tingling: the less common coronavirus symptoms that patients have
The World Health Organization lists the most common symptoms of Covid-19 as fever, tiredness and a dry cough. Others include a runny nose, sore throat, nasal congestion, pain, diarrhoea and…
-
UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson sets new target of 200,000 tests a day during first PMQs with Keir Starmer
Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, also mentions the figures showing the UK with the highest death figures for Europe. Some estimates show the numbers could be even higher.…
-
Coronavirus live news: Trump wants to disband Covid-19 taskforce; Germany looks to reopen shops and restart amateur sport
India will begin flights on Thursday to bring home some 400,000 citizens stranded overseas by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting concerns that imported infections could fuel contagion…
-
UK builders suffer worst slump on record amid Covid-19 lockdown – business live
Despite the surge in UK government borrowing, there’s no shortage of willing buyers for British gilts. Reuters has spotted that the UK borrowed for thirty years at a cheaper rate…
-
‘I don’t want to give up’: black-owned businesses face hurdles in getting stimulus loans
Black-owned businesses face a “huge burden” getting the necessary funding to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis, according to advocates for minority businesses. Congress allocated $349bn in its…
-
Matt Hancock says he backs any police action against Neil Ferguson
The UK health secretary has said he would back the police in any action they wish to take over Prof Neil Ferguson breaking social distancing rules by having a woman…
-
‘People are dying at home’: virus fears deter seriously ill from hospitals
As New York City was splintering under the weight of the coronavirus, four men were shot in a Brooklyn attack. At about the same time, another was stabbed. Gang violence…