Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia have tested positive for coronavirus.  The pair, aged 41 and 35, are suffering ‘light flu symptoms’ and are isolating at their home in Stockholm with sons Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, …

Exeter Nightingale reopens because Devon hospital is ‘very busy’ – even though it was only 88% full last week and was quieter than most (so WHY can’t it cope?) Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust has insisted it is ‘very busy’ with patients But data suggests it was only 88 …

The Queen and Prince Philip have ‘rediscovered the happiness of their early years together’ during the Covid-19 crisis, a royal expert has claimed. The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, are currently at Windsor Castle together for England’s second national lockdown after spending time in Sandringham earlier this …

Black Friday purchases are estimated to increase by at least seven percent this year compared to 2019, according to new research. The survey of 2,011 UK consumers conducted by price comparison website Money.co.uk found that purchases by consumers will reach 6 billion pounds on Black Friday this year and that …

A delivery office worker in Folkestone is “recuperating at home” after testing positive for COVID-19. Royal Mail confirmed the individual, who works in the town centre’s delivery office, had contracted the disease, which had sparked a deep clean of the premises. But a spokesman did not confirm if any other …

The World Health Organisation says cases of live viruses being found on packaging appear to be “rare and isolated”, The Associated Press reports. While the virus can “survive a long time under cold storage conditions”, there is no evidence of people contracting Covid-19 from consuming food, it said. The virus SARS-CoV-2 …

Postal services in the Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Stansted area continue to be disrupted this week after staff at a sorting office had to self-isolate following five workers testing positive for Covid-19. It is believed that up to 37 people operating out of the Sawbridgeworth sorting office in Station Road …

Postal deliveries are being delayed as Covid “chaos” at depots sees scores of staff forced to self-isolate. Some people have reported not receiving any mail for over a week, with postal service sources telling The Telegraph that whole offices were being taken out by Test and Trace. The problems stem …

Staff at a Royal Mail delivery office in Cornwall staged a walkout on Monday morning over coronavirus safety concerns. Postal workers at Newquay delivery office refused to work for around 30 minutes until their concerns over safety in the workplace were addressed. It’s believed the walkout took place at around …

Despite the promise of a vaccine to fight off coronavirus giving the world cautious hope, the economic impact of the health crisis is still being measured. Dozens of Edinburgh businesses have been forced to close for good despite government financial support, leaving many locals out of work and unable to …