Essential workers should be given face masks and public advised to wear them too says BMA

Public SHOULD wear face-masks says BMA, despite official government advice that there’s no need  British Medical Association is calling on the Government to issue face masks Chairman of BMA council said key workers should be provided face coverings  The public should wear masks too as it ‘may help’ fight coronavirus, BMA said Here’s how to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Essential workers and families can be tested

Essential workers and family members will be eligible for coronavirus tests from tomorrow as part of a step change in the Government’s COVID-19 battle plan.  Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced that swab testing for people with symptoms of the disease will be expanded from just health workers into wider society as part of plans to … Read more

All essential workers and their families now eligible for coronavirus tests

All essential workers and their families will be able to get coronavirus tests from this Friday to see if they are infected with the virus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today announced that swab testing will be expanded from just health workers into wider society. The same key workers whose children have been allowed to remain … Read more

Lyft launches pilot program to have its drivers deliver essential goods to agencies and businesses

Lyft launches pilot program to have its drivers deliver essential goods to food banks, low income families, healthcare workers and senior living centers during the coronavirus pandemic Essential Deliveries is a new pilot program from Lyft The program will make Lyft drivers available for bulk delivery of essential goods to food banks, low income communities, … Read more

French court restricts Amazon deliveries to essential goods like food and medical supplies

Amazon deliveries are restricted to essential goods like food and medical supplies in France after court rules the company ‘failed’ to keep workers safe during coronavirus pandemic French court limits Amazon to delivering essential goods in the country The company will have 24 hours to adjust to new regulations of face daily fines The court … Read more

French court restricts Amazon deliveries to essential goods like food and medical supplies

Amazon deliveries are restricted to essential goods like food and medical supplies in France after court rules the company ‘failed’ to keep workers safe during coronavirus pandemic French court limits Amazon to delivering essential goods in the country The company will have 24 hours to adjust to new regulations of face daily fines The court … Read more

Sarah Silverman wields a pan and a wooden spoon as she cheers on essential workers in New York 

Sarah Silverman wields a pan and a wooden spoon as she cheers on essential workers in New York from her fire escape By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:13 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 03:24 BST, 10 April 2020 The quarantined citizens of New York have established a unique way of showing their appreciation … Read more

From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: A walk in the park isn’t a luxury – it’s essential 

Over the weekend, one of my local parks was locked up by the council and I felt as if another door had been slammed shut. Pretty Brockwell Park, near Brixton, is where I used to do my weekly 5K Park Run when I was a proper runner (not a wheezy occasional one, as I am … Read more

Sunbathing is banned because it is ‘not essential movement’

Britain faces a ban on sunbathing just as temperatures begin to soar after covidiots continued to flout lockdown rules on the weekend with activities including windsurfing, beach barbecues and even an adult baptism.   There was anger yesterday after one London authority closed a park after reporting thousands of visitors flocking there to lounge around in the sun … Read more

NHS hospitals ‘about to run out of essential drugs in days’

NHS hospitals at the forefront of the battle against coronavirus are about ‘to run out of essential drugs’ to look after intensive care patients, according to a leaked document published today.  Medics across Europe sounded the alarm in a letter to governments on Tuesday.  To manage the most severe cases of COVID-19, resuscitators have to immerse the … Read more