Archive: 30/03/2020

Experts call for health and climate change warning labels on petrol pumps

Warning labels should be displayed on petrol pumps, energy bills, and airline tickets to encourage consumers to question their own use of fossil fuels, say health experts in The BMJ today.

Mar 30, 2020

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Blood test detects wide range of cancers, available to at risk individuals in clinical study

In a study involving thousands of participants, a new blood test detected more than 50 types of cancer as well as their location within the body with a high degree of accuracy, according to an international team of researchers ...

Mar 30, 2020

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Italy extends lockdown until 'at least' April 12

Italy on Monday extended an economically crippling lockdown until "at least" mid-April to stem coronavirus infections that have claimed a world-leading 11,591 lives.

Mar 30, 2020

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Austria flies in care workers to prevent gaps due to virus

Chartered flights brought more than 200 workers to Austria on Monday to ensure that the provision of care to the elderly and vulnerable was not disrupted by coronavirus-related travel restrictions, a regional official said.

Mar 30, 2020

Human testing for Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this fall

Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had selected a lead candidate vaccine for the new coronavirus that would move to human trials by September and could be ready for emergency use by early next year.

Mar 30, 2020

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City of Porto rejects lockdown plan as 'useless'

Porto has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic but the biggest city in northern Portugal on Monday refused to heed official calls for the 200,000-plus population to be put under isolation and mocked a senior health chief.

Mar 30, 2020

Uganda orders two-week lockdown to contain coronavirus

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday ordered an immediate 14-day nationwide lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus which has so far infected 33 people in the country.

Mar 30, 2020