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Hairdressers could be passing on coronavirus to their clients as there are fears the plastic face visors are ‘inadequate’, experts have warned. Scientists have raised concerns that the plastic face shields worn by barbers and hairdressers might not be providing suitable protection. They fear that the significant gap could still allow virus-laden droplets to enter … Read more
Beauty salons across the nation are today making their final preparations and checks as they prepare to welcome clients through their doors from tomorrow. Hundreds of Britons are expected to receive their long-awaited beauty treatments tomorrow after the government gave the establishments the green light to reopen in England from July 13. The move comes … Read more
Dinner time at Fowey Hall Hotel, which sits above the pretty harbour town of Fowey on the south Cornwall coast, and I’m looking forward to a sumptuous feast in its critically acclaimed restaurant. Some seafood caught in the waters that lap against the shore below, perhaps. Maybe some samphire plucked from a nearby beach. And, … Read more
A shaggy-haired Boris Johnson has revealed hairdressers will be allowed to reopen from July 4. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons stylists can take customers providing they use appropriate precautions such as wearing visors. But clients could face a three-month waiting list for a trim and some businesses said they will reopen at … Read more
Face visors may not stop infected patients spreading coronavirus, a leading public health expert has warned. Britons are now being encouraged to wear face masks on public transport and in situations where social distancing is not achievable, such as in shops. Retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have even bought transparent visors for … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
Hat’s off to them! High-end milliners including royal favourites Philip Treacy and Lock & Co join forces to make PPE visors for the NHS with messages of thanks written on the bands UK’s finest milliners have come together to create PPE visors for NHS staff Set up a GoFundMe page vowing to use all donations … Read more
Cadbury workers use chocolate sculpture machines to make thousands of visors for NHS medics treating coronavirus patients Bournville, the home of Cadbury in the West Midlands, will cater for the task 3D printing technology, the same which sculpts the chocolate, will be used Historically, Cadbury’s factory stepped in to make gas masks during the war … Read more
More than 600 3D printers have answered Britain’s call to arms and started to produce thousands of face visors for the NHS. The masks, which protect doctors and nurses against coronavirus, are being delivered to hospitals across the country. It comes after several hospitals on the frontline of the outbreak reportedly ran out of face … Read more