Hospital patients, care home residents and NHS staff will be at the front of the queue for coronavirus tests, the Department of Health confirmed today. As demand for swab tests is now outstripping supply – by up to four times as much, according to Test & Trace chief Dido Harding – health chiefs have confirmed … Read more
Governments should introduce RATIONING to prevent panic buying of groceries and electronics in future pandemics, researchers suggest Researchers from Durham modelled the impact of pandemics on key markets These included groceries, electronic goods, clothing and automotive products They found that earlier lockdowns lead to higher excess demands for key items Governments should stockpile essentials before lockdown … Read more
The coronavirus testing system is facing strain due to growing demand for swabs – prompting the Government to start rationing testing slots. Britons who show Covid symptoms can apply for drive-through tests, but some have revealed they are directed to centres more than 100 miles away. The Government says parts of the country that have … Read more
Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers wanting to improve their homes during lockdown Dulux has been forced to cap the amount of tester pots it sells online each day Regular pots of paints can no longer be purchased online after surge in demand Customers are being turned away online due to ‘overwhelming … Read more
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 The coronavirus is now erupting all over the world, and I have grown increasingly strident in my pleadings on social media for people to take it more seriously. But it’s not easy when the people running the country have appeared so bafflingly relaxed about it. While some high-profile friends, such as Gary … Read more
The UK should be braced for food rationing because relying on the public to exercise shopping restraint simply ‘won’t work’, according to an academic expert. Bryce Evans, associate professor of history and politics at Liverpool Hope University, said we’re not at crisis point yet, and urged people not to panic buy. But he’s also calling … Read more