Primark has temporarily shut a fifth of its European stores amid the coronavirus panic as shares in its owner Associated British Foods were suspended today. The store closures in France, Spain and Austria account for nearly a third of its sales, although the budget clothing retailer is keeping its shops open in Britain for now. … Read more
MGM casinos set to close on Monday The Bellagio MGM Grand Mandalay Bay The Mirage Luxor New York-New York Excalibur Park MG MGM Resorts International announced on Sunday that it will be halting the operations of all of its Las Vegas hotels and casinos as the coronavirus continues its spread in Nevada. It means some … Read more
States implement closures of bars and restaurants California: Effective immediately Gov Gavin Newsom called for the closure of all bars and advised restaurants to cut seating capacity by 50 per cent. Ohio: Effective March 15-Indefinitely The order will shut down all in-person dining, but restaurants and bars will still offer carryout and delivery. Illinois: Effective … Read more
Sportswear giant Nike Inc said on Sunday it is closing all of its stores in the United States and several other countries to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Nike stores in Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be closed from March 16 to 27, the company said in a statement. However, Nike-owned … Read more
Rome has closed down all its Catholic churches in Italy’s latest drastic step to halt the coronavirus outbreak. Worshippers have been exempted from attending Sunday Mass in a shutdown announced by the Pope’s deputy in Rome last night as Italy’s death toll passed 1,000. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis said Rome’s 900 churches will be closed until … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is closing Broadway with almost immediate effect and is banning all gatherings of 500 or more people across the state, as officials desperately try to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state where confirmed cases skyrocketed past 300. Cuomo has said the lights will go out on New York’s shows, in a … Read more
Poland has closed all schools, museums and cinemas, while Ukraine’s capital city Kiev will shut all educational buildings due to fears of coronavirus spreading despite both countries having lower rates of infection compared to the rest of Europe. Speaking at a joint conference following a special meeting on coronavirus, Polish ministers said that pre-schools and … Read more
A Derbyshire town went into lockdown today as a GP surgery shut, a primary school closed and residents were left too afraid to visit the shops because of a confirmed coronavirus case in a parent who is thought to have travelled to a hotel in Tenerife which has been paralysed by the killer infection. The … Read more
Waitrose begins series of proposed cuts by closing two stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 Staff at two Waitrose branches have been told their stores will close – becoming the first casualties in swingeing … Read more
Italy closes all schools and universities as it plans a ban on KISSING to stop the coronavirus spread The number infected in Italy soared to more than 2,500 today, including 79 dead All schools and universities are to be closed until mid-March, government said PM Giuseppe Conte’s government is expected to provide new health rules … Read more