UK commits £500m for quick-result Covid-19 test trials
UK Government has pledged a £500m funding package to support the clinical trials of quick-result Covid-19 tests and to scale…
21 Aug 2020
COVID-19: Poll finds business sentiment is improving
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast doubts on the future prospects of businesses as customers remain wary of spending amid uncertainty. Verdict has been running a poll to assess the business…
21 Aug 2020
Personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to hospitals insufficient and not reaching the needy: COVID-19 poll
Personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves are playing a vital role in reducing the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and protecting frontline staff, especially those in healthcare. The…
20 Aug 2020
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 declining since June: Poll
Fear of COVID-19 community transmission has been causing anxiety among the public as well as governments. Majority of the concerns in the public were related to fear of contracting the…
17 Aug 2020
Saliva-based Covid-19 test receives EUA from FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to SalivaDirect Covid-19 diagnostic test developed by Yale School of Public Health. The test uses a…
22 Jul 2020
Researchers develop blood test to detect cancer four years earlier
An international research team has developed a blood test that can detect certain types of cancer four years earlier than the existing standard diagnostic approaches. The non-invasive test, called PanSeer,…
20 Jul 2020
UK government to launch free finger-prick Covid-19 tests
The UK government is set to launch free Covid-19 antibody tests, which deliver results in 20 minutes, following finger-prick after successful secret trials. The test was found to be 98.6%…