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Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today. The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy. The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more
Safety shake-up to see fashion retailer Next reopen its website after over two-week shutdown Next was the only major retailer to cease trading completely after lockdown Sources said Next aims to set a new benchmark for safe working More than 3,000 employees volunteered to go back to work By Neil Craven for The Mail on … Read more
Denmark will reopen schools and day care centres on Wednesday as it relaxes lockdown after number of coronavirus cases stabilises The country has seen deaths and hospital admissions stabilise in recent days Measures including restaurant closures will remain in place for at least a month Denmark’s PM, Matte Frederiksen, said it will be ‘a bit … Read more
Elon Musk took to Twitter to share a grim meme referencing the state of the world economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Musk shared a meme Friday of an asteroid smashing through Earth and a far away astronaut exclaiming: ‘Oh God, The economy!’ The controversial entrepreneur captioned the image simply: ‘But actually.’ Someone … Read more
President Donald Trump is looking at reopening the economy on May 1 and preparing to announce the formation of a task force designed to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin confirmed the date in an appearance on CNBC Thursday morning. ‘I do,’ he said when host Jim Cramer asked him … Read more
Schools will NOT reopen this month despite report cabinet has been considering plans to allow teaching to resume, Downing Street says Downing Street has denied claims that schools could reopen before end of May The Cabinet had reportedly been mulling over plans to allow teaching to resume No10 spokesman denied reports, saying ‘it’s too early … Read more
Italy must reopen its schools at the start of May or risk causing mass protests and riots, the country’s former Prime Minister has warned. Matteo Renzi, leader of the Italia Viva party who led the country from 2014 to 2016, called for factories to be reopened by Easter and for millions of children to return to … Read more
Food for thought! McDonald’s announce they will let customers pick the menu when they reopen after they shut down 1,350 branches due to the coronavirus pandemic McDonald’s closed its doors on Monday amid a UK-wide coronavirus shutdown Fast food chain has hinted customers will be able to chose new menu items They emailed customers to … Read more
More than 20,000 shops that closed their doors due to the coronavirus lockdown will never reopen By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 25 March 2020 Thousands of shops that closed their doors this week due to the coronavirus lockdown will never reopen, experts have … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more