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UK care home provider recruits 3,000 staff to help frontline teams cope with coronavirus across its 180 sites Four Seasons Health Care Group announced recruitment drive earlier this week The independent provider currently cares for around 10,000 elderly residents It is looking to fill both caring and non-caring posts including housekeeping Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more
Aussie farmers have no more pasta to sell and panic buying has depleted rice stocks that were already low because of drought Panic buying left supermarkets stripped of pasta, rice, mince and other goods Shortage has left pasta and rice producers scrambling to meet surge in demand Australian pasta company San Remo said availability will … Read more
Britain’s biggest online-only supermarket, Ocado, has stopped new customers from signing up as the business is overwhelmed by orders from people staying indoors to avoid the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer said it will be out of action until March 21 due to ‘a simply staggering amount of traffic’ as all supermarkets now face a major upswing … Read more
Britain faces prospect of mass funerals if rising coronavirus death toll overwhelms undertaker, Wales’ Health Minister warns Wales Health Minister Vaughan Gething said it was ‘one of the most difficult things we might have to face’ He agreed with a fellow assembly member there might be a ‘push towards cremation with memorial services in the months … Read more
Builders were today seen expanding a central London mortuary to prepare for a surge of coronavirus victims as the number of cases rose to 676 in a day. The capacity of Westminster Public Mortuary by the Houses of Parliament can currently store 102 corpses and is likely to see its capacity almost doubled. The UK … Read more
Amazon to hire an extra 100,000 US workers to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:24 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:08 GMT, 18 March 2020 Amazon is hiring an army of 100,000 workers in the US to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand during the coronavirus … Read more
Medical safeguards introduced following the conviction of Britain’s most notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman will be temporarily relaxed as Ministers are handed sweeping new powers to tackle coronavirus. Under emergency legislation to be put before MPs within days, strict rules around the registration of deaths and cremations will be put on hold to ease … Read more
Top psychologist says Britons must rediscover the ‘Blitz spirit’ to cope with weeks or even months of self-isolation without succumbing to ‘cabin fever’ Professor Steven Taylor says calls on Britons to adopt Blitz spirit with COVID-19 He said that regarding self-isolation as solitary confinement would be stressful He says people ‘need reminding that they can … Read more
Ronda Rousey advises fans to be more prepared for emergency situations through ‘sustainable living’ amid growing coronavirus outbreak: ‘Let’s stop panicking and start preparing’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:25 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 06:25 GMT, 13 March 2020 With coronavirus fears growing by the day, Ronda Rousey is offering some advise … Read more
Britain’s broadband infrastructure will not be able to cope as millions of people work from home during the coronavirus crisis, experts have warned. Many companies have implemented a mandatory work from home policy as a precaution against coronavirus but widespread adoption could lead to internet connectivity issues, experts warn. The added strain of remote access, video … Read more