An Italian journalist is warning Britons to ‘stay home’ amid the coronavirus pandemic as one of the country’s top doctors warns Covid-19 is ‘apocalyptic’. The stark pleas to ban mass gatherings, avoid contact with others, and self-isolate in the UK and US come as 60million Italians are forced to endure …
Read More »Royal Caribbean suspends global operations after virus outbreak | Money
Traders wait for stocks to resume trading on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange March 13, 2020. — Reuters pic NEW YORK, March 15 — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd said yesterday it has suspended the voyages of its fleet globally from midnight tonight …
Read More »Queen quits Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fears after Cobra crisis talks
The Queen has quit Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fears after Corbra crisis talks, it has been reported. Her Majesty, 93, has been taken to Windsor Castle with plans in place to quarantine her and Prince Philip, 98, at Sandringham if the outbreak worsens. The news comes as Britain’s coronavirus death rate …
Read More »Letters: ‘Darlington Delivery Office is to decommission one letter sorting machine at the site’
WE are carrying out some local improvements in the Darlington area. They are designed to bring our business more in line with changing customer needs. More and more of us are shopping online. Darlington Delivery Office is to decommission one letter sorting machine at the site. We need to increase …
Read More »Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
Washington Post Live · Jobs … In this March 5, 2020, photo, a Royal Mail employee wears gloves as he hold parcels and the signature handheld as he … Source link
Read More »WHO calls out the UK for scaling back coronavirus testing and issues stark warning to governments
The World Health Organisation has slammed Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying every country should find and test every possible case. On Thursday, the Prime Minister announced only the most seriously ill will be tested with others who notice symptoms encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days. But on Friday, …
Read More »Changes to doorstep parcel deliveries to minimise coronavirus risk • B31 Voices
In response to the current coronavirus outbreak, Royal Mail have announced some temporary changes to how their staff will hand over parcels and ‘signed for’ items to customers at the doorstep. Parcel recipients ‘not at risk’ A statement on the Royal Mail website reads: “Public Health England (PHE) has advised …
Read More »Boris Johnson spent nearly £1,000 ferrying Brexit deal around in chauffeur-driven car
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was ferried around in a chauffeur-driven car to be signed, at the cost to the taxpayer of over £900, its has been revealed. The withdrawal agreement was taken from Brussels to London and back again by high-speed Eurostar train, with no expense spared, according to receipts …
Read More »Pothole-strewn Ross-shire roads ‘putting lives at risk’
Stephen Skinner is worried potholes could reduce vital ambulance access needed for his daughter. Picture: James MacKenzie CRUMBLING Ross-shire roads are putting people’s lives at risk and jeopardising livelihoods. A Black Isle dad fears his vulnerable daughter, who at her worst has suffered up to 60 epileptic fits a day, could …
Read More »Postman claims Swindon sorting office is not taking steps to stop coronavirus spreading
A POSTMAN in Swindon is worried he and his colleagues may be spreading the covid-19 virus. And he says bosses at the Royal Mail are not taking common sense measures to minimise the risk. Those claims are refuted by the service. The man, who does not want to be named, …
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