The Prime Minister has closed Australia’s borders to prevent the spread of coronavirus. From 9pm on Friday night, only Australian permanent residents and citizens will be allowed to enter the country. Scott Morrison said he made the drastic move because 80 per cent of Australia’s 636 coronavirus cases have come in from abroad. The ban, … Read more
Zara shuts 3,785 stores worldwide as fashion chain suffers ‘very significant’ impact from coronavirus pandemic Owner Inditex said sales had tumbled by a quarter in first two weeks of March ‘Too early’ to quantify future impact of outbreak but chain ‘confident of strength’ No stores have yet been affected by bosses are ‘closely watching’ official … Read more
Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned that ‘America will end as we know it’ unless President Trump immediately shuts down the entire country for 30 days. Hedge fund manager Ackman made the dismal predictions in a Twitter post Wednesday and in an interview with CNBC, in which he urged President Trump and other global leaders to ‘shut the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: TV soap Neighbours SHUTS DOWN over coronavirus fears By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 07:30 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 18 March 2020 The set of hit TV soap Neighbours has been shut down over coronvirus fears. ‘Neighbours has decided to take a short break this week to ensure the … Read more
Dixons Carphone to close all 530 UK Carphone Warehouse stores and axe 3,000 jobs By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 00:58 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:13 GMT, 18 March 2020 Dixons Carphone is to close all its 531 Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK and axe nearly 3,000 jobs. The technology … Read more
Apple shuts down all its 272 US stores ‘until further notice’ over fears of coronavirus Apple updated the banner on its US site to say stores will be close indefinitely The move comes after the firm closed locations for two weeks around the world However, it is not clear if the new closure is just … 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
Which European countries are in the Schengen free-travel area? The 26 Schengen countries are: Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland France, Germany and Bulgaria today blocked travel even with the free-moving Schengen zone as … Read more
Hulu announced that The Handmaid’s Tale, currently filming its fourth season, will halt production as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday. The series joins a long list of productions that have opted to hit pause this week after president Donald Trump declared the virus a ‘national emergency’ on Friday. Season four of the acclaimed … Read more
France shuts down its ski resorts two months early as country is put on lockdown after coronavirus death toll rose to 91 Most French ski resorts usually close in April or May but they’ll be closing today Shutdown comes just three weeks before the French and British school holidays It is another heavy blow to France’s … Read more