New York will close its bars and restaurants at 8pm on Monday night for ‘as long as necessary’ along with casinos, gyms and movie theaters as part of an effort with neighboring states Connecticut and New Jersey to stop coronavirus spreading. New Jersey has also launched a statewide ‘curfew’ between the hours of 8pm and … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urges Trump to shut down bars and restaurants around the country because ‘patchwork quilt’ coronavirus plan ‘is not working’ – as he warns hospital system may buckle tomorrow Governor Cuomo has urged the government to mobilize the army corp of engineers to build temporary hospitals in New York He wants … Read more
D-Day for a total school shutdown: Pressure grows on Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to shut down classrooms for a month to combat spread of coronavirus Ministers have resisted calls to follow other countries which have shut schools Gavin Williamson will today meet school leaders to discuss the next move He was warned that one tactic, … Read more
Songwriter Mike Batt has spoken of his sadness at being shut out of a controversial 21st Century remake of The Wombles. Mr Batt’s hit, Remember You’re A Womble, was a huge part of the enduring appeal of the children’s classic, and the musician even owned a controlling share of the rights to the show’s much … Read more
Supernatural HALTS PRODUCTION on final season as string of shows shut down shoots over coronavirus NBCUniversal has stopped the shoots of 35 shows including the Emmy Rossum starrer Angelyne and Law & Over: SVU The CW which airs Supernatural has also stopped shooting The Flash However the network reportedly plans to soldier through the last … Read more
Makeshift hospitals are springing up in Europe as coronavirus fears spread across the continent today with Spain and Bulgaria declaring states of emergency and Denmark warning against any foreign travel. Medics have been working from tents in Italy and Poland with patients placed on temporary beds while they are tested for the virus which has … Read more
Lloyd’s of London to shut underwriting floors for first time in its history as a test of its coronavirus contingency plans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:21 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 13 March 2020 Lloyd’s of London will close four floors of its 12-storey Lime Street building Lloyd’s … Read more
All schools, colleges and nurseries will be closed across Ireland with outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people banned amid a growing coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar made the dramatic announcement in a speech given outside Blair House in Washington DC, where he later met with Donald Trump. He added that under the emergency … Read more
A former NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy has begged the UK Government to ‘shut down everything’ in the fight against the killer infection. Professor Mohamed Abu Hilal, who now works in Brescia, north Italy, urged officials to prepare more beds, doctors and nurses in the NHS in light of the fiasco happening in the worst hit … Read more
An NHS doctor trapped in coronavirus-hit Italy has begged the UK Government to ‘shut down everything’ in the fight against the killer infection. Professor Mohamed Abu Hilal, writing from Brescia, north Italy, urged officials to prepare more beds, doctors and nurses in the NHS in light of the fiasco happening in the worst hit country of … Read more