Some positive signs

Some positive signs

If you need a positive shot in the arm here’s some of the more positive news which is circulating.

Let’s hope it makes a difference

  New treatments for critically ill patients to begin trials

• Critically ill patients diagnosed with Coronavirus are to begin trials as soon as next week, says Tom Wilkinson, professor of respiratory medicine at the University of Southampton. Trials of an experimental drug that is inhaled to aid the recovery of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseased could begin as early as Monday at Southampton General Hospital.
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       No new domestic cases in China

• For the first time since the outbreak began, China has reported no new cases of Coronavirus. Whilst there have been some new cases in the country, these were all recent overseas arrivals, which suggests that the strict restrictions that were imposed have done what was intended and halted the spread of the virus.
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       UK markets stabilised after interest rates cut

• The Bank of England recently cut interest rates to 0.1%, which massively stabilised markets. The BoE governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that the move was to quickly calm markets spooked by false lockdown rumours in the UK. The interest rate cut will allow an extra £200bn of quantitative easing funding, and it is expected that other central banks would soon follow suit.
• For a live update on the situation click here.

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