Lloyd’s of London to shut underwriting floors for first time

Lloyd’s of London to shut underwriting floors for first time in its history as a test of its coronavirus contingency plans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:21 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 13 March 2020 Lloyd’s of London will close four floors of its 12-storey Lime Street building  Lloyd’s … Read more

Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman’s Netflix movie The Prom becomes latest movie to shut down

Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman’s Netflix movie The Prom becomes latest movie to shut down production as Hollywood reacts to coronavirus The Quiet Place II, James Bond flick No Time To Die, and Fast And The Furious sequel F9 are among other releases pushed back Production halted on number of television projects Broadway has gone … Read more

Orlando Bloom reveals Carnival Row set in Prague has been shut down amid coronavirus pandemic

‘We’re going home to be quarantined!’ Orlando Bloom reveals Carnival Row set in Prague has been shut down amid coronavirus pandemic as the cast race back to the US before travel ban The actor posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from the Prague set of the show, surrounded by his castmates The British actor … Read more

Coronavirus Ireland: Schools and colleges shut until March 29

All schools, colleges and nurseries will be closed across Ireland with outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people banned amid a growing coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar made the dramatic announcement in a speech given outside Blair House in Washington DC, where he later met with Donald Trump. He added that under the emergency … Read more

Congress to shut US Capitol, House and Senate buildings to the public due to coronavirus

BREAKING: Congress to shut US Capitol, House and Senate office buildings to the public until April 1 in reaction to coronavirus The US Capitol Building in Washington, DC will close to the public from Thursday afternoon Public access to all House and Senate office buildings will also be restricted through April 1 It comes amid … Read more

Former NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy begs the UK Government to shut down EVERYTHING

A former NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy has begged the UK Government to ‘shut down everything’ in the fight against the killer infection. Professor Mohamed Abu Hilal, who now works in Brescia, north Italy, urged officials to prepare more beds, doctors and nurses in the NHS in light of the fiasco happening in the worst hit … Read more

NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy begs the UK Government to shut down EVERYTHING

An NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy has begged the UK Government to ‘shut down everything’ in the fight against the killer infection. Professor Mohamed Abu Hilal, writing from Brescia, north Italy, urged officials to prepare more beds, doctors and nurses in the NHS in light of the fiasco happening in the worst hit country of … Read more

#closetheschools Pressure piles on Boris Johnson to shut schools due to coronavirus

More than 310,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools across the UK amid coronavirus fears. The petition, started by Sami Attout, urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges ‘in the coming weeks of as soon as possible’, to prevent the spread of Covid19.   As the virus is declared a public … Read more

Doctor treating coronavirus patients in LA suburb calls for schools to shut down immediately

A California doctor treating coronavirus patients has urged officials to close down local schools immediately after revealing that three men near the Los Angeles celebrity suburb of Calabasas are ‘very ill’ after contracting the virus on an Italian ski trip.   Dr Sam Fink, who is a primary care physician treating coronavirus patients in Tarzana – … Read more

Coronavirus hammers Hollywood: movie releases delayed and Asian theaters shut down

Hollywood is being rocked by the unprecedented challenge of coronavirus as the new James Bond movie is delayed, studios scrap film festivals and blockbuster productions are shut down. Industry estimates have already put the financial loss from Asian theaters shutting down at around $2billion.  Major Hollywood titles including ‘Mulan’ – Disney’s China-set live-action blockbuster – have … Read more