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Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Germany has impressed many with the speed and scale at which it has been able to respond to the global …
Continue reading "How Germany’s biotech sector gave it a head start in combatting coronavirus"
By Jack Dickens
Friday, 3 April 2020
The fact that there are different types of coronavirus test has been a cause for confusion. What is a PCR …
Continue reading "Coronavirus testing: how it works – questions answered"
By Jack Dickens
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
There is growing confusion about the government’s testing strategy. Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove, speaking at the Downing Street Press conference yesterday, exacerbated the situation …
Continue reading "Coronavirus testing: why there is a shortage of reagents"
By Jack Dickens
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
It is now well-known that Germany is able to test for coronavirus on a far greater scale than the rest …
Continue reading "Why is Germany able to test for coronavirus so much more than the UK?"
By Jack Dickens
Saturday, 28 March 2020
Testing is a crucial way in which governments can tackle the new coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2. Across the world, public health …
Continue reading "Will the UK’s new COVID-19 tests work?"
By Jack Dickens
Friday, 27 March 2020
The new antibody tests which Public Health England is hoping to roll out have been billed as a “game changer” …
Continue reading "How do antibody tests for coronavirus work?"
By Jack Dickens
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Scientists are starting to get a better understanding of the coronavirus which is responsible for COVID-19 – SARS-CoV-2. At the …
Continue reading "Scientists are beginning to better understand the new coronavirus"
By Jack Dickens
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
The British government has adopted a stricter lockdown in an effort to suppress the transmission of the coronavirus. New stringent measures …
Continue reading "Why the UK might not be following the same coronavirus path as Italy"
By Jack Dickens
Monday, 23 March 2020
The Secretary-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has told countries to “test, test, test” for the …
Continue reading "Why are we not testing more and faster?"
By Jack Dickens
