As lockdown in Wuhan is finally lifted, a 32-year-old British expat who has been working in the city for several years sends this vivid despatch on the realities of freedom. At midnight on Tuesday, I was woken up by whoops and cheers of ‘Come on Wuhan’ as my neighbours in this city of 11 million … Read more
Modern society is ‘so afraid of death’ no one asks if lockdown measures to battle coronavirus are the right approach, says former Supreme Court judge Former Justice Jonathon Sumption, 71, said public have ‘irrational’ fear of death He listed historical epidemics with higher mortality rates and lesser ‘hysteria’ Suggests that government measures will lead to … Read more
Laura Dern drops her son off at a friend’s house… after taking strict social distancing measures amid California lockdown By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 04:12 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 04:12 BST, 5 April 2020 Laura Dern’s been protecting herself with a face mask and social distancing amid the ongoing coronvirus pandemic. But the Wild … Read more
Measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Germany have today started to show effect, say experts – despite the country’s death toll breaking through 1,000. While the number of infections reached nearly 80,000 today, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control reassured the country that the spread was slowing. RKI president … Read more
Amazon brings in anti-virus measures after ‘hotbed’ claim as the online retail giant introduces face masks for workers and temperature checks Amazon has introduced coronavirus safety measures for all warehouse workers Firm will roll out temperature checks and face masks for its workers next week It will also start monitoring workers to check they are … Read more
Purplebricks implements radical cost cutting measures and moves to online-only adverts with ‘virtual viewings’ to keep itself afloat Total house sales are predicted to plummet considerably in the coming months All of the company’s staff are now working from home due to the coronavirus The government said buyers and renters should delay moving to a … Read more
Meghan Markle is taking extra precautions against coronavirus since Prince Charles tested positive for the virus, a close friend told DailyMail.com. ‘Meghan said hearing the news of Prince Charles has put everyone on edge. She said she is worried about her own health and Harry’s health because she doesn’t want to pass anything onto Archie,’ the … Read more
‘It’s not a vacation’: PR queen Roxy Jacenko speaks about the importance of taking ‘social distancing’ measures seriously – after she was forced to self isolate for the next 14 days By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:41 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 07:25 GMT, 24 March 2020 PR powerhouse Roxy Jacenko … Read more
The FTSE 100 has slumped back to a daily loss of four per cent despite a lunchtime spike following desperate measures by the US and Germany to fight the crippling economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. London’s share index was down by 1.4 per cent at 5,117 at 1pm – up from 4,949 points and … Read more
France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more