‘No-swab’ saliva test for Covid-19 piloted in Britain
A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in Southampton, southern England, and could result in a simpler and...
UK to conclude England’s two-metre virus rule review soon
Britain's government will announce in the coming days whether it will reduce its two-metre social distancing rule for England, a minister said.
Many employers, especially...
Novartis halts malaria drug trial against Covid-19
Swiss drugmaker Novartis is halting its trial of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) against Covid-19 after struggling to find participants, it said on Friday (June...
NHS boss visits London pharmacy; CPCS crosses 300,000 mark
Sir Simon Stevens visited a community pharmacy in London even as the NHS announced that almost a third of a million health checks were...
South Asian virus patients in UK hospitals 20 per cent more likely to die: Study
Hospitalised Covid-19 patients of South Asian ethnicity in Britain are 20 per cent more likely to die from the disease than white people, a large-scale study...
UKÂ lowers Covid-19 alert level
The UK’s chief medical officers have agreed that the Covid-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to "epidemic is in general circulation" from "transmission is high or...
UK ditches Covid-19 app model to use Google-Apple system
Britain will switch to Apple and Google technology for its Covid-19 test-and-trace app, ditching its homegrown system which was not working well enough on Apple's...
Covid-19 test and trace system crosses 87K in England
The number of contacts of positive Covid-19 cases reached by England's test and trace system in its first two weeks of operation was 87,639, Britain's...
Well unveils initiative to asses risks to BAME staff
Well Pharmacy has joined forces with senior academic and pharmacist Professor Mahendra Patel to assess risks to its black Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME)...
Scheme to incentivise pharma giants to develop new generation of antibiotics
To help secure much-needed alternative treatment options for NHS patients, the UK government will be launching a pioneering scheme that incentivises pharmaceutical companies to...
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