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Australia’s CSIRO science agency says it’s begun testing two potential vaccines developed by Oxford University and Inovio Pharmaceuticals. Other labs globally are also working on vaccines.

Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of the Francis Crick research institute - which will soon be able to conduct 500 Covid-19 tests a day - said a Dunkirk-style effort was needed to co-ordinate smaller laboratories and increase test numbers.

Sir Paul Nurse, chief executive of the Francis Crick research institute - which will soon be able to conduct 500 Covid-19 tests a day - said a Dunkirk-style effort was needed to co-ordinate smaller laboratories and increase test numbers.

Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge has become the first in the UK to use a new, much quicker Covid-19 test for staff and patients.

Called Samba Two, it gives a result in just 90 minutes - as opposed to the 24 hours tests currently take - and has been adapted from an HIV test by a small Cambridge technology company.

Businessman and philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn, who is helping make the test more widely available, told the BBC it could be a game-changer in helping hospitals cope with the crisis.

Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge has become the first in the UK to use a new, much quicker Covid-19 test for staff and patients.

Called Samba Two, it gives a result in just 90 minutes - as opposed to the 24 hours tests currently take - and has been adapted from an HIV test by a small Cambridge technology company.

Businessman and philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn, who is helping make the test more widely available, told the BBC it could be a game-changer in helping hospitals cope with the crisis.

TechieMan - Sirius Minerals managing director Chris Fraser upped his stake in the potash mine developer using Sigiriya Capital, a company controlled by C&J Fraser Investments, who took charge of 7.5mln shares, taking Fraser’s beneficial interest in the company to 122mln shares or 8.3%.

Sirius also revealed that Christopher Catlow’s shareholding remains 100mln shares, but his beneficial interest has dropped to 6.8% following recent share issues.

Sigiriya is an investment house set up by Fraser in 2009. He then went on to found York Potash Ltd, which later merged with Sirius Minerals, which was already listed on AIM, and was being run by Catlow.

Catlow took a back seat as chairman, while Fraser, as managing director, took over the day-to-day running of the company.

CAP-XX CEO Anthony Kongats and Chairman Patrick Elliott are nowhere in the same league as Sirius Minerals CEO Chris Fraser and Chairman Christopher Catlow.

As far as I am aware the only shares Anthony Kongats, Patrick Elliott and Bruce Grey are in their personal names.

TechieMan - It's not naive. It's honest. Nobody can stop institutions from selling out their shares if they choose to do so. The only way to stop institutions is to get the law changed in the UK so small shareholders have much more say.

As far as the CAP-XX Board is concerned it wouldn't be worthwhile for them to sell their shares at this price. Maybe there might be other incentives for them. I would think they'd have to be very big ones even to consider them.

US country music superstar Dolly Parton has pledged $1m to Vanderbilt University, in her home state of Tennessee, to support research into a cure for Covid-19.

On Twitter, Parton said she hoped to inspire "people that can afford it to make donations" as well.

US country music superstar Dolly Parton has pledged $1m to Vanderbilt University, in her home state of Tennessee, to support research into a cure for Covid-19.

On Twitter, Parton said she hoped to inspire "people that can afford it to make donations" as well.

jeffrey2406 - Check out how many shares Anthony Kongats, Patrick Elliott and Bruce Grey have in CAP-XX and then you'll understand why it wouldn't be worthwhile for them to sell.

Their success will only come with making CAP-XX a success.

Although Sweden’s schools, bars and restaurants remain open, the government is now ramping up its social distancing advice. People have been told to avoid large social gatherings and public transport at busy times. New rules are in place limiting the amount of prescription medicines people can get from pharmacies, to limit hoarding.

Government's strategy in Sweden is self-responsibility. Public health authorities and politicians are still hoping to slow down the spread of the virus without the need for draconian measures.

There are more guidelines than strict rules, with a focus on staying home if you're sick or elderly, washing your hands, and avoiding any non-essential travel, as well as working from home.

Sweden has so far reported nearly 3,500 cases of the virus and 105 deaths.

Swedes love the outdoors and officials have said that keeping people physically and mentally healthy is another reason they're keen to avoid rules that would keep people cooped up at home.

The business community really thinks that the Swedish government and the Swedish approach is more sensible than in many other countries.

Dr Emma Frans says history will be the judge of which politicians and scientists around Europe have made the best calls so far. "Nobody really knows what measurements will be the most effective," she says. "I'm quite glad that I'm not the one making these decisions".

Although Sweden’s schools, bars and restaurants remain open, the government is now ramping up its social distancing advice. People have been told to avoid large social gatherings and public transport at busy times. New rules are in place limiting the amount of prescription medicines people can get from pharmacies, to limit hoarding.

Government's strategy in Sweden is self-responsibility. Public health authorities and politicians are still hoping to slow down the spread of the virus without the need for draconian measures.

There are more guidelines than strict rules, with a focus on staying home if you're sick or elderly, washing your hands, and avoiding any non-essential travel, as well as working from home.

Sweden has so far reported nearly 3,500 cases of the virus and 105 deaths.

Swedes love the outdoors and officials have said that keeping people physically and mentally healthy is another reason they're keen to avoid rules that would keep people cooped up at home.

The business community really thinks that the Swedish government and the Swedish approach is more sensible than in many other countries.

Dr Emma Frans says history will be the judge of which politicians and scientists around Europe have made the best calls so far. "Nobody really knows what measurements will be the most effective," she says. "I'm quite glad that I'm not the one making these decisions".

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has just issued a mandatory order to state residents requiring them to stay at home and only go out for "essential" needs.

It comes after he was criticised for not ordering a state-wide lockdown, even as more than 30 other US states did so.

There have been about 7,000 coronavirus cases in Florida, as well as 87 deaths.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has just issued a mandatory order to state residents requiring them to stay at home and only go out for "essential" needs.

It comes after he was criticised for not ordering a state-wide lockdown, even as more than 30 other US states did so.

There have been about 7,000 coronavirus cases in Florida, as well as 87 deaths.

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UK man completes back-garden marathon

Former athlete James Campbell has completed a gruelling five-hour marathon in his 6ft (1.8m) back garden and raised more than £19,000 ($23,500) for NHS Charities Together.

Well Done James Campbell

UK man completes back-garden marathon

Former athlete James Campbell has completed a gruelling five-hour marathon in his 6ft (1.8m) back garden and raised more than £19,000 ($23,500) for NHS Charities Together.

Well Done James Campbell

A drug that could help treat coronavirus is to be trialled on a small number of patients in England and Scotland.

The studies, which have been fast-tracked by the government, will initially involve 15 NHS centres.

In the absence of a known treatment for the virus, a handful of experimental drugs are being tested globally.

A drug that could help treat coronavirus is to be trialled on a small number of patients in England and Scotland.

The studies, which have been fast-tracked by the government, will initially involve 15 NHS centres.

In the absence of a known treatment for the virus, a handful of experimental drugs are being tested globally.