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UK’s daily Covid cases rise 49% in a week to above 5,000 for the first time since March 

UK’s daily Covid cases rise 49% in a week to above 5,000 for the first time since March, 18 more deaths are announced and the R-rate soars above 1 – but half of adults are now fully vaccinated Department of Health said there were 5,274 positive tests in past 24 hours, highest daily total since… Read More »

The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

The reputation of the pharmaceutical industry gained a “whopping” 30 points between January 2020 and February 2021, based on the latest Harris Poll in their research into industries’ reputations. The study was written up by Beth Snyder Bulik in FiercePharma. Beth writes that, “a whopping two-thirds of Americans now offer a thumbs-up on pharma” as… Read More »

Italy garbage dips with virus lockdowns, but plastics rise

Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, thanks to a drop in consumption By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press August 16, 2020, 6:25 AM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ROME — Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance… Read More »

Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing

Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More »