Greece offers to waive 14-day quarantine for UK tourists

Greece has offered to waive its 14-day coronavirus quarantine for British tourists and holiday firms are planning to restart flights from mid June in what could be a welcome boost for beleaguered lockdown Britain. With the Mediterranean nation’s under-pressure economy heavily dependent on holidaymakers it has been making plans to refill deserted beaches and hotels. … Read more

Virgin agrees to waive fees following claims that it was taking a cut of the £30m donated to NHS

Virgin agrees to waive controversial admin fees on its fundraising site following claims that it was benefiting from almost £30 million donated to NHS charities Virgin has agreed to waive the controversial admin fees on its fundraising site Almost £30 million has been donated to NHS through Virgin Money Giving  Chief executive David Duffy vowed … Read more

Pakistani PM Imran Khan urges western governments to waive debt repayments

Pakistani PM Imran Khan urges western governments to waive debt repayments as he warns more people in developing countries will starve under coronavirus lockdowns than will be killed by the disease Pakistan has recorded 5,183 infections, with 88 deaths, so far in the pandemic Its already-struggling economy has been hit hard by the nationwide lockdowns … Read more

Grandmother, 74, ‘is persuaded by her GP to waive emergency treatment’

A 74-year-old grandmother was ‘persuaded by her GP to waive emergency treatment’ if she were to contract Covid-19 and simply die at home. Margaret Emerson, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is at a high risk of severe illness from coronavirus, unwittingly agreed she would not call an ambulance if she were to … Read more

Landlords call for pub groups to waive rents

Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from coronavirus lockdown rallying against ‘unethical’ practices of Britain’s major pub groups By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Publicans whose livelihoods are under threat from the coronavirus lockdown are rallying against the ‘unethical’ practices of … Read more

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard ‘waive April rent payments for their tenants’

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard ‘waive April rent payments for their tenants’ due to economic effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 11:51 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 14:13 GMT, 24 March 2020 Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have reportedly waived rent payments for April for their tenants amid … Read more

Pence’s coronavirus task force says private insurance companies will waive co-pays for tests

On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that many insurance companies would be waving copays for coronavirus testing. This includes many of the leading insurers such as Aetna, Anthem, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Cigna, Humana and UnitedHealth Group.   ‘I’m pleased to report…that all the insurance companies here either today or before today have … Read more