NHS coronavirus battle plan: Hospitals told to cancel non-emergency operations for three months and pay for staff to stay in hotels if a family member has tell-tale symptoms By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 15:11 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 15:27 GMT, 17 March 2020 NHS hospitals have been told to cancel operations … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Norwegian Air to lay off around half of its staff and cancel 4,000 flights as it struggles to stay afloat By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:17 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 13 March 2020 Norwegian Air will lay off around half of its staff and cancel 4,000 flights as … Read more
The Queen has been advised to cancel her annual garden parties in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, it has been claimed. The Monarch, 93, has reportedly vowed to not let the outbreak stop her from performing her duties and to set an example by ‘keeping calm and carrying on’ until there is ‘compelling … Read more
Officials have canceled the South by Southwest festival that was set to take place in Austin, Texas, over coronavirus fears. Austin Mayor Steve Adler said on Friday he was issuing a state of emergency that effectively canceled the event, based on the recommendation of public health officials. The festival, known as SXSW – set to take … Read more
BTS have cancelled a run of South Korean dates on their forthcoming world tour following the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The popular K-pop boyband were scheduled to play in Seoul this April as part of their “Map of the Soul” tour. However, the four performances at the Olympic Stadium – on 11, 12, 18 and 19 April … Read more
What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more
What is current Foreign Office advice regarding travel and coronavirus? The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to 10 small towns in Lombardy and one in Veneto in Italy, which have been isolated by the Italian authorities. These towns are Codogno, Castiglione d’Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo … Read more