Italians have taken to the streets today ahead of the reopening of shops, bars, restaurants and hairdressers tomorrow, after nine weeks of lockdown. Premier Giuseppe Conte acknowledged reopening the economy brings a risk of new outbreaks of coronavirus, but said ‘we must accept it’. He said the nationwide lockdown that began in early March had … Read more
Reopening the US – despite the continuing upward march of coronavirus cases and deaths – signals that the country has given up on trying to stop the disease entirely, and is shifting focus to trying to reduce harm from it, one ER doctor told CNN. ‘We had a strategy before. That strategy was we would … Read more
Opposition to reopening schools is ‘middle class’ and harms disadvantaged children who miss school, says academy chief Oasis Charitable Trust founder Steve Chalke said opposition was ‘middle class’ Suggested disadvantaged children would be at greater risk if reopening delayed Teacher unions have threatened to sue school chiefs if teachers are ‘put at risk’ By Lydia … Read more
Housebuilder Persimmon will reopen its sales sites to potential buyers tomorrow on Friday 15 May, beating rival Taylor Wimpey’s planned reopening date of 22 May. Persimmon, which did not furlough any of its staff and kept them on full pay, said that all its show homes and sales sites would reopen with ‘strict’ social distancing … Read more
Osama Rahman admitted children could become dangerous super spreaders because they suffer mild or no symptoms The chief scientific adviser for the Department of Education has today admitted the government’s plan to reopen schools in June could risk spreading the coronavirus. Osama Rahman said a growing body of evidence had suggested children were much more … Read more
Tyler Perry considers reopening his studios in a safe way that would see cast and crew LIVING on site after testing negative for COVID-19 By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 17:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 25 April 2020 Last October, industrious filmmaker Tyler Perry opened his sprawling and state-of-the-art enhanced production studios … Read more
General Secretary of the ASCL, Geoff Barton said it is likely schools would reintroduce certain year groups in the first instance A headteacher’s union is calling for pupils in the middle of exam courses, and in the final year of primary school, to return to the classroom first as part of a phased reopening of … Read more
Crowds of locals continue to flood beaches in Jacksonville, Florida after the shores reopened to the public Friday after being shutdown due to the cornavirus pandemic. Jacksonville beaches opened at 5pm on Friday during limited hours and with restrictions, even as Florida recorded its highest single-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases. And the crowds came out for … Read more
Crowds of beachgoers have charged on to the beaches in Jacksonville, Florida after the shores reopened to the public despite the coronavirus pandemic. Jacksonville beaches reopened at 5pm on Friday under limited hours and use restrictions, even as Florida recorded its highest single-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases. Photos and video from the scene show enthusiastic … Read more
Donald Trump signals support for creating a SECOND coronavirus taskforce to look into the reopening of the economy President Trump tweeted that it was a ‘good idea!’ to form a second coronavirus taskforce to come up with a plan to reopen the economy The president was responding to a Friday tweet from Dana Perino, the … Read more