Covid is ‘crashing’ as Omicron increasingly acts as a natural vaccine: Mild or no coronavirus symptoms yet all the antibodies A different year? Covid scientist are increasingly convinced the Omicron variant is acting as a natural vaccine for tens of millions of people around the world as most infected people have no or very mild symptoms, yet their bodies do produce full antibodies. Many countries are currently seeing record numbers of infections, including the UK, US, most of [...]
Next slide please: Professor Van-Tam leaves England’s deputy chief medical officer role LEAVING ROLES Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has announced he will be leaving his role as England's deputy chief medical officer.
Manchester City returns to profit while revenue increases to £569.8m Accounts Manchester City have announced a profit of £2.4m and revenues of £569.8m in their annual report for the 2020-2021 season. The Premier League leaders saw their revenue increase by 19 per cent. The profits came despite a season disrupted by Covid-19 which saw restrictions placed on stadium capacities – City’s matchday income was down 98 [...]
Philips’ shares plummet amid supply chain woes and mass recall of ventilators January 12, 2022 Shares in Dutch conglomerate Philips plummeted 14.2 per cent, after it warned earnings would suffer from supply chain chaos.
Novak Djokovic: World No1 to give conference as Australia visa ruling due January 10, 2022 Novak Djokovic has reportedly been arrested mere hours after winning his visa appeal in Australia. The Serbian world No1 has been arrested in Melbourne, home to the Australian Open, according to his father Srdjan. His father has said he will hold a press conference alongside his son at 1pm GMT. Djokovic won his appeal in [...]
Gove doesn’t deny free lateral flow phase out plans January 10, 2022 Michael Gove has refused to deny that free lateral flow tests could be phased out in the coming weeks, after another minister asserted that the government would "absolutely not" charge for the kits.
NHS jumps in bed with private sector as Omicron wave forces hospitals to find extra capacity January 10, 2022 Hospitals will be able to use spare capacity in the private sector under a new deal struck with the NHS, while hospitals have been told to find extra beds. The three-month agreement will see private healthcare staff and facilities put on standby to support the NHS should hospital admissions or staff absences due to Covid [...]
Prepare to help us: NHS leans on private sector to ride the Omicron storm January 10, 2022 The NHS have announced this morning that it has struck a deal with private health companies to expand capacity should Omicron overwhelm the public service.
Omicron could be ‘first ray of light’ towards Covid becoming an endemic says scientist January 8, 2022 Omicron is the "first ray of light" that COVID could eventually become less severe, scientists have suggested.
Royal Caribbean cancels cruises as Omicron persists January 8, 2022 Royal Caribbean Cruises have some of its cruise operations amid rising Covid numbers, as Omicron continues to disrupt the industry.