Pensioners warned over holidays to countries with ‘weak’ health systems

Pensioners are warned to ‘think twice’ about going on holiday to countries with poor health systems amid coronavirus crisis Health experts urge elderly to consider health provision in holiday destinations Warned over travel to places with ‘weak’ health services and coronavirus issues They insisted that most holidays should still be safe for healthy individuals  By … Read more

Teenagers may have to sit exams in school holidays if coronavirus forces two-month shutdown

Teenagers could be forced to sit exams during the summer holidays if coronavirus temporarily shuts schools, education sources warned last night. But their grades could be inflated to compensate for missed lesson time, according to one teacher trying to answer parents’ creeping concerns over the fate of their children’s learning.     As the health crisis escalates, … Read more

Travel insurers should NOT ask customers to get GP letters to cancel holidays over coronavirus fears

What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more