Coronavirus: Italy confirms 133 new deaths in a day as lockdown begins March 8, 2020 Italy has confirmed more than 100 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak today alone, with the official tally now up to 366. The new figure was released after the Italian government placed 16m people in its affluent northern regions under a virtual lockdown, in an attempt to restrict the spread of the coronavirus, which has [...]
Coronavirus: Number of UK cases rises to 273 March 8, 2020 The number of cases of coronavirus in the UK has risen to 273, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced, up from 209 yesterday. In a tweet, it said that 23,513 people have been tested for the virus so far, with two of those who tested positive having died so far. London has [...]
Coronavirus: Donald Trump wants thousands left on Grand Princess cruise ship as 21 test positive March 7, 2020 US President Donald Trump has said he would rather leave thousands of people on board the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess cruise ship as 21 people tested positive for Covid-19. It was revealed on Friday that 21 people on the ship off the coast of California had tested positive for coronavirus. The US vice-president Mike Pence confirmed [...]
Coronavirus fear returns to Wall Street as global markets slide March 7, 2020 The US stock market followed the suit of other global markets by plunging further on Friday as coronavirus fears continued to grip investors. The Dow Jones fell by one per cent, or 256 points, to finish the week on 25,865 points. Meanwhile, other major indices, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, saw losses of 1.7 [...]
Coronavirus crisis wipes £59bn off FTSE 100 March 6, 2020 Coronavirus wiped £59bn off the FTSE 100 today to cap off another week of stock market turmoil. The blue-chip stock index sank by 3.6 per cent, or 242.88 points, to finish the week on 6,462.55 points – its lowest since July 2016. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was down 2.98 per cent, or 576.62 points to [...]
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 [...]