Covid 19

Covid-19 update: hopes for a vaccine availability soon
October 26, 2020 11:38 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Batches of the vaccine could be delivered to London hospitals soon Administration to begin with frontline healthcare staff A London based hospital trust has been given indications that the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine cand.....

Covid-19 update: Britain might need a three-week lockdown
October 20, 2020 03:48 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Experts warn that UK might need to consider a national lockdown to contain the deadly virus New restrictions to be announced by the Welsch government Manchester region ask for financial support to survive stricter coronavirus rules It.....

UK Scientists Launch A Clinical Trial of BCG Vaccine; FedEx Getting Ready for Distribution Challenge
October 14, 2020 06:45 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Amidst the ongoing development of various Coronavirus vaccines globally, a clinical trial of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine has been launched by the scientists in the United Kingdom to know if it can be used for Covid-19 treatmen.....

Hospitality Industry May Take the Legal Route on Lockdown Restrictions
October 13, 2020 04:22 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The hospitality businesses are on the verge of collapse due to the government’s restrictions. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be imposing a three-tier strategy of further restrictions on parts of England The Night Time .....

Covid – 19 update: UK at a ‘tipping point’ while England readies for 3-tier restrictions
October 13, 2020 01:16 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Cases rising fast, especially in the north of England Prime Minister could close gyms, restaurants, and pubs in the hotspots Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief medical officer, England said that the UK has to act quickly to a.....

Covid in Scotland: How will the new lockdown impact the UK economic recovery
October 08, 2020 12:44 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Scotland makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, with many of the major industrial enterprises of the country having its facilities there. Some of the largest companies have manufacturing operations in Scotland. They are BAE.....

Covid-19: UK PM Boris Johnson Optimistic About Vaccine to Hit the Market Soon
October 07, 2020 10:02 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary UK PM Boris Johnson is hoping the Covid-19 vaccine AZD1222 to hit the market sometime soon AstraZeneca has reached advance stages of vaccine development Vaccine might get all the mandatory approvals by the end of 2020 The economic.....

Another lockdown to harm UK's, cautions Rishi Sunak
October 07, 2020 01:20 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The Chancellor says that a weak economy might not be able to properly fund health services Covid-19 cases rising at a faster pace at few regions as compared to the rest and need stricter restrictions in place A 3-tier traffic light sys.....

Covid: Spike In Cases In UK After PHE Admits Technical Error In Counting
October 05, 2020 11:12 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The United Kingdom recorded 22,961 new coronavirus cases on 4 October 2020 The cases skyrocketed because of a technical glitch admitted by the Public Health England The issue was immediately resolved overnight with the combined efforts.....

Coronavirus Update: New Employment Plan Unveiled By Sunak To Replace The Furlough Scheme
September 26, 2020 03:23 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The new jobs support scheme to replace the furlough scheme Shall start on 1 November 2020 and will last for a period of six months Scheme applicable to only viable jobs and open to all small and medium sized businesses Time period for.....

A Large Number Of Businesses Are At Their Breaking Point: FCA
September 25, 2020 10:31 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The regulatory authority indicated that thousands of city firms were on the verge of a collapse due to the deteriorating state of the British economy, especially post lockdown. The authority stated the downsides of working from home arr.....
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Covid-19 vaccine race: AstraZeneca yet to resume US trials, Novavax starts phase 3 study
September 25, 2020 02:43 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is yet to give a go-ahead to AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) for restarting the clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, in the US. It is to be recalled that the pharmaceutical maj.....

Huge Prospects For Air Carriers To Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines: IATA
September 12, 2020 06:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Since the drop in passenger traffic after the imposition of lockdown in several parts of the world many airlines have tries focusing on ferrying cargo, to keep their cash registers running Now IATA has envisaged that transportation of C.....

Moderna, J&J, Pfizer And Others To Pledge Against Government Approval Until Vaccines Are Safe And Effective
September 06, 2020 11:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaMany global pharmaceutical companies that are engaged in developing a vaccine for Covid-19 have announced that they would ensure the safety and effectiveness of their vaccine candidates before seeking the government’s approval. In a remarkabl.....

BoE Raises Doubts On The UK PM’s Campaign To Get Workers Back To Office
September 03, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The Bank of England (BoE) has raised doubts over the UK Prime Minister’s campaign to get the workers back to office. Alex Brazier, the apex bank’s ED, stated that the government’s campaign would be tainted due to the h.....

Covid-19 Update: The UK Manufacturing Sector
September 01, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Kunal SawhneySummary The British manufacturing sector continues to suffer due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic The UK Markit/CIPS Manufacturing PMI index recovered in August 2020, but from a very low base of the earlier month CBI mont.....

Covid-19 Impact: Rolls-Royce records losses; Aviation Sector Woes Seem to Continue
August 30, 2020 02:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe rapid spread of the pandemic has pushed the global economy into a severe slowdown. UK’s GDP shrank by 20.4 per cent during April to June 2020 quarter, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Due to coronavirus induced.....

Travel woes during the pandemic: UK to lose £22 billion as international travel dips
August 28, 2020 05:47 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe travel and tourism industry has been one of the hardest hit due to the coronavirus-led economic crisis. Despite lifting the restrictions on traveling, recent spike in infections, social distancing norms, and quarantine rules have left t.....

Covid-19 Impact: Pension Income in the UK
August 27, 2020 11:20 PM AEST| By Hina ChowdharySummary Almost 5 per cent of eligible workers in the UK are being treated unfairly on pensions: the Resolution Foundation Britain’s PPF scheme for company pensions could get into trouble with rising number of firms filing for bankruptcies.....

Back to office: How prepared are the companies and staff?
August 27, 2020 11:20 PM AEST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Due to the coronavirus pandemic, both the companies and employees are taking a calculated approach for restarting offices as pre-pandemic times, escalating the debate on WFH. The issues of productivity, public transport, social distanci.....
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