Vaccination

AstraZeneca starts trial of COVID antibody treatment

British drugmaker AstraZeneca has begun testing an antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, adding to recent signs of progress on possible medical solutions to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Aug 25, 2020
British pound. (File: Xinhua/Then Chih Wey/IANS)

UK government debt hits £2 trillion for first time

The UK government debt has increased above 2 trillion pounds ($2.6 trillion) for the first time amid heavy spending to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday. Aug 21, 2020