Where did the UK go wrong with coronavirus?

[ad_1] A goal that will draw headlines to conduct 100,000 daily tests of Covid-19 by the end of April is unlikely to be achieved, and the government says only 52,429 were performed on Tuesday, two days before the deadline. Capacity is available for about 73,000, says Downing Street. Government sources …

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The eurozone economy contracts at the fastest rate on record

[ad_1] The eurozone economy slowed at the fastest rate recorded in the first quarter of 2020, as measures to stem the coronavirus pandemic froze commercial and domestic activities, according to figures released Thursday. According to Eurostat preliminary estimates, the eurozone’s gross domestic product fell 3.8 percent in the first quarter …

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NASA photos capture huge asteroid narrowly missing Earth

[ad_1] Yesterday, as the UK rose for another day of self-isolation, an enormous asteroid shot past Earth, missing our planet by around 3.9 million miles (which isn’t actually all that much, in space terms). As if we don’t have enough to be worrying about at the moment, right? The asteroid, …

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AstraZeneca Reaches Agreement to Mass Produce Non-Profit Oxford Uni Coronavirus Vaccine to Help Millions of People Worldwide – The Sun

[ad_1] A CORONAVIRUS vaccine that could save millions of lives can be ready in just months in a landmark deal. British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca will manufacture and distribute the potential Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine worldwide “virtually free” if the trials at Oxford are deemed to be successful. ⚠️ Read our …

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