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
Britons continue to flout the criteria for essential shopping – as shoppers were today seen snapping up plants, drones, mirrors and pillows. In Plymouth, hundreds of shoppers were spotted at The Range, buying a variety of items not considered to be ‘basic necessities’. The Government has said people should only leave their homes for ‘very limited … Read more
Spain is starting to return to work today as non-essential workers were allowed to resume their jobs after a two-week ban. Police were handing out millions of masks at Spanish metro stations today as factory and construction workers resumed their activities, although the wider coronavirus lockdown remains in force. The two-week ‘hibernation’ was imposed on … Read more
Europe is beginning its return to work today as some ‘non-essential’ workers resume their jobs in Spain while Italy takes its first steps towards easing the lockdown. Police were handing out masks on Spanish metro trains today as factory and construction workers were allowed to resume their activities after a two-week ban, although the wider … 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
An Easy Jet cabin crew worker who urged the public to ‘pull together’ and vowed to start volunteering at 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 … 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
Shoppers across Britain have been criticised for making non-essential trips to the shops despite government recommendations to reduce their exposure to coronavirus. In Bristol, hundreds of shoppers were spotted at The Range, buying plants, a cat play centre and a lamp shade. Some police forces have been vigorously enforcing the government’s lockdown rules, establishing roadblocks … Read more