Coronavirus: Over-70s to be told to isolate for up to four months March 15, 2020 The government is preparing to tell over-70s to isolate for up to four months as it gets on war footing to cope with the spread of coronavirus. Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed reports this morning that people over the age of 70 would be told to quarantine themselves even if they do not show any [...]
UK coronavirus: Deaths double in 24 hours as cases hit 1,140 March 14, 2020 Ten more people have died after being diagnosed with coronavirus, according to NHS England, while the total number of confirmed cases reached 1,140. It means there was an increases of 342 cases as of 9am this morning. Meanwhile, the total number of deaths in the UK has risen to 21. England’s chief medical officer, Professor [...]
Coronavirus: Spanish cases jump by 1,500 as Ryanair joins Jet2 in cancelling flights to Spain March 14, 2020 Spain has had a 1,500 rise in confirmed coronavirus cases today, the country’s public health officials have said. It brings the total to 5,753, almost of half of which are in Madrid. Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 136. Spain has more cases of coronavirus than any other country in Europe except for Italy, [...]
Apple shuts stores across the world amid coronavirus fears March 14, 2020 Apple is to close all its retail stores outside of China for two weeks in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Chief executive Tim Cook announced last night that the company would be taking the steps across the rest of the world to minimise the risk of transmission. It comes just a day after [...]
Trump declares national emergency amid coronavirus outbreak March 14, 2020 US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The move will allow the federal government to tap up to $50bn (£40bn) in emergency relief funds. It will loosen the regulations around the provision of healthcare, making more people eligible for government healthcare. It is also hoped [...]
Coronavirus and football: What happens if the Premier League is cancelled? March 14, 2020 As Liverpool’s footballers emerged from the dugout at Anfield on Wednesday evening, fans stretched their hands down towards them from the flanking stands in search of a high five. Most players ignored them. Sadio Mane, Liverpool’s second highest goalscorer of the season and African player of the year, reached up to grant one supporter his [...]
Coronavirus: Mass gatherings could be banned in UK from next week March 14, 2020 The government is considering implementing a ban on mass gatherings as early as next week to slow the spread of coronavirus. Ministers are drawing up plans for the move, which is likely to see a ban on more than 500 people gathering together. It is hoped it will ease pressure on emergency services as the [...]
FTSE 100 climb cools as WHO declares Europe new centre of coronavirus pandemic March 13, 2020 The FTSE 100 made a slight recovery following its worst day of trading since 1987 despite the World Health Organisation declaring the Europe as the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic. London’s blue-chip index rose by 2.46 per cent, or 128.63 points, despite having been up almost six per cent in early trading, to finish [...]
Coronavirus sport updates LIVE: Wales v Scotland called off in dramatic U-turn as Premier League and EFL suspended March 13, 2020 Welcome to City A.M.’s live rundown of all the latest sporting events to be affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Please refresh your browser for live updates. The Premier League, EFL and FA have decided to suspend all matches until early April following an emergency meeting this morning. A number of other sports, including two Six [...]
London mayoral election delayed for one year over coronavirus March 13, 2020 The London mayoral election and all local and mayoral elections in England have been postponed for a year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Electoral Commission yesterday called for local and mayoral UK elections to be delayed until the autumn to “mitigate” the spread of coronavirus. The London election was due to take place on [...]
