Wearing a mask DOES protect you – and those around you – from coronavirus, CDC now says in change to guidance that initially said face coverings protect others but not the wearer In new recommendations released on Tuesday, the CDC said wearing masks protects wearers from contracting COVI9-19 Previously, the agency said face coverings prevent … Read more
JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking President Trump to meet with US governors and provide guidance on how coronavirus vaccines should be distributed once they are approved. States are due to submit their plans for distributing coronavirus vaccines tomorrow, Friday October 16, according to the deadline set out by the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Halloween is canceled: CDC advises Americans to not go trick-or-treating or to costume parties but says staying home to carve pumpkins is safe in new coronavirus guidance The CDC has issued its first guidance for how to celebrate Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic Recommendations discourage going traditional trick-or-treating, attending costume parties or visiting an indoor haunted … Read more
Business bosses today savaged Prime Minister Boris Johnson for vague working from home suggestions as part of a series of strict coronavirus measures – warning it would be at the expense of the pandemic-ravaged economy. Mr Johnson set out a raft of new restrictions in the face of rising Covid-19 infections, including a hint to avoid … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it mistakenly published guidance suggesting that the novel coronavirus spreads through the air. ”A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website,’ the agency in a statement, according to CNBC. ‘CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding … Read more
KAROL SIKORA: It is illogical and merely invites ridicule and disobedience from an increasingly sceptical and weary public Expert advisers have deep and very specific areas of knowledge, but can only offer a selective view of the facts – in this case a recent and modest rise in coronavirus infections in young people – to ministers. … Read more
KAROL SIKORA: It is illogical and merely invites ridicule and disobedience from an increasingly sceptical and weary public Expert advisers have deep and very specific areas of knowledge, but can only offer a selective view of the facts – in this case a recent and modest rise in coronavirus infections in young people – to ministers. … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was under fresh pressure last night after critical lockdown guidance for schools was issued just before midnight on Friday evening. Unions reacted with fury over the ‘reprehensible’ timing of the advice, which said that secondary pupils could be kept home on a rota every two weeks in areas that are locked … Read more
Santa’s grottoes face the axe as Harrods announces it will ‘consider Government guidance’ over whether they comply with social distancing Shops and garden centres are revising their Christmas plans over coronavirus Retailers will need to restrict the numbers of youngsters being allowed in Harrods- who have had a grotto for 65 years- says that it … Read more