Confusion over who qualifies as a key worker whose children can stay in school during the coronavirus crisis intensified last night as the government published a list of jobs ranging from doctors to sewerage workers – but then told them to ask their bosses if they were indispensable. Less than 12 hours before schools close … Read more
Confusion over who qualifies as a key worker whose children can stay in school during the coronavirus crisis intensified last night as the government published a list of jobs ranging from doctors to sewerage workers – but then told them to ask their bosses if they were indispensable. Less than 12 hours before schools close … Read more
Five more Italian doctors have died from coronavirus, bringing the death doll among medics in the country to 13 as it was revealed 2,629 health workers have been infected. Initially three new fatalities were named as Luigi Ablondi, former general manager of Crema hospital, Giuseppe Finzi, a hospital doctor in Cremona and a general practitioner in … Read more
Dozens of healthcare workers across the US are testing positive for coronavirus as they battle the highly-infectious disease on the front lines. At a Chicago suburban hospital, two emergency room physicians have been diagnosed with the virus. Meanwhile, in nearby St Louis, Missouri, two doctors associated with Washington University tested positive for COVID-19, the disease … Read more
Boris Johnson’s pledge to give all children of key workers a school place during the coronavirus crisis descended into chaos and confusion today as parents helping to keep the country running were rejected from the emergency scheme. The children of any parent who works for the NHS or has a crucial role such as a supermarket delivery … Read more
The Government must cover the wages of workers’ threatened with the loss of their livelihoods due to the coronavirus, furious MPs demanded today. Treasury minister John Glen was blasted by both Labour and Tory backbenchers as he tried to explain help for those facing unemployment as the economy goes into meltdown in the face of … Read more
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has reportedly warned that the US could see an unemployment rate of 20 per cent Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has reportedly warned that the US could see an unemployment rate of 20 per cent as the coronavirus plunges the economy into a recession. On Tuesday, it was revealed that a global … Read more
The scale of the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Covid-19 rescue package for Britain’s hard-pressed businesses — big corporations and smaller enterprises — is startling in both its scale and ambition. At its core is a promise to help the bigger corporations survive the crisis with £330 bn of easy credit from the Bank of England that … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Older workers face delayed retirement: Pensions chief issues stark warning after stock market rout By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 00:19 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:06 GMT, 18 March 2020 Hardworking Britons who had too much of their pension invested in shares may have to postpone their retirement, the boss of … Read more