Israel has closed all non-essential businesses, including open-air markets and limited prayer meetings after failing to bring down the highest Covid infection rate in the world. ‘Over the past two days, we’ve heard from experts that if we don’t take immediate and harsh measures, we’ll reach an abyss,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last night, … Read more
Retailers jump as restrictions are eased with non-essential shops to open from June 15 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 26 May 2020 British retailers were finally back on the front foot yesterday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set a date for them to … Read more
Boris Johnson has suggested non-essential shops could soon reopen and family ‘bubbles’ be extended as he told Britons lockdown measures may be further eased this week. Draconian measures put in place on March 23 to limit the spread of coronavirus were eased two weeks ago to allow households to meet one person from another in … Read more
The Treasury is planning to ‘get Britain back to work’ in a matter of weeks with new health and safety rules to be enforced in offices, it has been reported. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been look at way to start allowing non-essential businesses to reopen in a ‘safe and practical way’, keeping coronavirus out of … Read more
‘Non-essential’ businesses including vets, dentists and rugby clubs asked to return bottled oxygen amid fears there are shortages in hospitals The BOC, Britain’s largest supplier of medical gases, has been recalling oxygen Small business have been asked to return their supplies for the NHS Demand for oxygen has soared following the coronavirus outbreak in the … Read more
Not exactly essential shopping! Britons still flock to the shops to pick up bins, veg grow backs and the odd drone Hundreds of shoppers were spotted at The Range in Plymouth early this morning Many appeared not to be picking up ‘basic necessities’ as they should have been Some looked eager to buy bins, fire … Read more
Europe is beginning its return to work today as factories and construction sites re-open in Spain while Italy takes its first steps towards easing the lockdown. Police were handing out masks on Spanish metro trains today as some ‘non-essential’ workers were allowed to resume their activities after a two-week ban. Italy will allow bookshops, stationery … Read more
An Easy Jet cabin crew worker who urged the public to ‘pull together’ and vowed to volunteer for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic has bragged about making non-essential trips to pick up decking boards. All first-aid trained cabin crew from both Virgin Atlantic and East Jet have been invited to use their skills to … Read more
Britons are advised against all non-essential foreign travel ‘INDEFINITELY’, but Which? warns it will cause confusion and may leave holidaymakers out of pocket The FCO says travellers may be unable to return home if they leave the UK Which? says the advice will cause a ‘huge amount of confusion’ for travellers It adds without an … Read more
Walt Disney Co said Thursday it will start furloughs of non-essential U.S. employees across the company on April 19 in response to the global coronavirus outbreak that has shut down or disrupted its media and theme park businesses. Disney had committed to full pay and benefits for all employees through April 18 despite the closure … Read more