As of 23 June, the UK government can scrutinize certain foreign takeovers and other acquisitions to ensure that they do not jeopardize the UK's capability to combat, and mitigate the effects of, a public health emergency...more
6/25/2020
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At the end of last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) upgraded the global risk assessment of the novel coronavirus to "very high." This comes shortly after the United Kingdom saw its first fatality as a result of...more
3/3/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Distribution ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
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