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At least 70 vaccines for coronavirus are now in development, a promising sign for the global battle against the pandemic. But even if these vaccines make it through the study process, shortages of surprising materials could hinder the actual production and distribution of vaccines. In addition to the virus-neutralizing agents scientists produce in labs, materials … Read more
England’s Chief Medical Officer today admitted there have been local shortages of PPE but insisted nationally the UK has never been ‘under water’ on the supply of crucial kit for medics and care staff. Professor Chris Whitty said that supplies have been ‘tight at different times for different items’ and sometimes it has been ‘very, very … Read more
Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more
The Government was facing mounting questions over a lack of protective equipment for NHS staff today as a minister admitted she had no idea how many medics had died from coronavirus. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey was savaged by Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain as she faced the media to defend efforts to provide … Read more
The UK faces food shortages unless 70,000 Britons ‘do their duty’ by harvesting the country’s fruit and vegetables for £15-an-hour with the global pandemic also disrupting the flow of imported goods, MailOnline can reveal today. More than 30,000 people have asked to join a new ‘Land Army’ to ‘pick for Britain’ and ‘feed the nation’ … Read more
Ministers are said to be furious at ‘megalomaniac’ NHS bosses and Public Health England’s failure to get to grips with testing and protective equipment shortages – as a new survey shows their staff have no faith in their leaders. There have been increasing concerns about the level of diagnostic testing for the deadly pandemic, with … Read more
Cases of fly-tipping across Britain have sky rocketed as coronavirus chaos sweeps the nation, with many tips up and down the country being closed completely or left severely short staffed. Selfish individuals have used the window of opportunity while the nation rallies together to tackle Covid-19 to dispose of unwanted items, causing scenes of filth and … Read more
Britons have been warned of the potential for blackouts amid fears that staff shortages could lead to issues with the country’s power network. Fears have been raised that staff sickness during the coronavirus outbreak, mixed with the government’s self-isolation rules, could lead to a shortage of engineers. The National Grid insists that the network is … Read more
President Trump boasted that the U.S. would send $100 million in medical supplies to Italy despite American hospitals fretting about shortages of home due to the coronavirus epidemic. ‘We’re going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy,’ Trump told reporters Monday in the White … Read more
Government pandemic exercise predicted a virus coming from Asia would overwhelm an NHS desperately short of protective equipment and ventilators but nothing was done Exercise Cygnus was carried out by Imperial College epidemiologists in 2016 Set seven weeks into pandemic that came from Asia similar to H2N2 influenza Experts told ministers NHS would suffer shortages but … Read more