Elbow bumps and the Wuhan shake: How coronavirus killed the handshake March 6, 2020 Coronavirus fears have prompted a variety of novel greetings as people around the world avoid shaking hands, chief among them the so-called Wuhan shake. In Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, a new way of saying hello has gone viral. Nicknamed the Wuhan shake, the allegedly coronavirus-proof greeting involves participants [...]
Coronavirus: Societe Generale latest firm to send staff home March 6, 2020 Yet more banks are taking measures to protect against the spread of coronavirus, with Societe Generale the latest London bank to send people home today. A source told Reuters that more than 50 of its staff were working from home today as the French lender said it had put in place travel restrictions, rotation of [...]
Coronavirus live: Second Brit ‘dies from Covid-19’ as UK cases number 163 March 6, 2020 UK coronavirus cases have hit 163, the government confirmed today, as reports emerged of a second Brit who has died from Covid-19. London’s total number of cases has climbed to 29, up four from yesterday’s 25. England has 147 cases overall, with 13 in the north east and Yokshire, 21 in the north west. There [...]
Cineworld says coronavirus has not hurt ticket sales amid Bond movie delay March 6, 2020 Cineworld has not observed any “material impact” from the coronavirus outbreak on ticket sales, despite the delayed release of the new James Bond film, it said today. The cinema chain attempted to allay fears after its shares fell another seven per cent amid analyst concerns Covid-19 could wipe as much as $5bn (£3.9bn) off the [...]
Coronavirus: Four Danish footballers in quarantine as Premier League bans pre-match handshakes March 6, 2020 Denmark football club Brondby have quarantined 13 people including a player and assistant coach after ex-Denmark international Thomas Kahlenberg tested positive for coronavirus. Kahlenberg contracted the virus in Amsterdam last weekend according to Brondby director of communications Christian Schultz, before attending the club’s match with Lyngby on Sunday. Brondby defender Joel Kabongo joins assistant coach [...]
Coronavirus: ‘This is not a drill’, warns WHO boss as Covid-19 continues to spread March 6, 2020 The head of the World Health Organisation has warned that the continued spread of the coronavirus is “not a drill” as the number of worldwide cases approaches 100,000. WHO‘s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would require significant action from public health authorities to contain Covid-19. Tedros admitted he was concerned by the lack [...]
Coronavirus: Asian stocks follow US into the red as infections near 100,000 March 6, 2020 Coronavirus cases approached the 100,000 mark today as volatility sparked by the global spread of the Covid-19 disease hurt Asian stocks and Wall Street. Asian stocks endured a torrid day of trading as Japan’s Nikkei plunged 2.7 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index sank 2.3 per cent overnight. Asian stocks slumped as traders [...]
JP Morgan moves London staff amid coronavirus outbreak March 5, 2020 JP Morgan is sending some employees to backup locations to reduce disruptions if employees are exposed to coronavirus. In a memo sent to staff, head of sales Marc Badrichani and head of trading, Troy Rohrbaugh, said the company has “started to test and implement alternative working arrangements for employees in New York and London”. “Dividing [...]
Covid-19: First coronavirus death in the UK March 5, 2020 A patient with underlying health conditions has died after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust. In a statement on its website, the hospital said: “Sadly, we can confirm that an older patient with underlying health conditions has died. The patient has previously been in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus [...]
Number of UK coronavirus cases hits 115, with 25 in London March 5, 2020 UK coronavirus cases rose again today from 85 to 115, with London counting 25 Covid-19 infections. Included in today’s figures were 25 new cases in England, and 30 new cases since yesterday’s total. “All are being investigated and contact tracing has begun,” the Department of Health tweeted. A total of 18,083 people in the UK [...]