UK unemployment increased by 69 per cent, from 50, 000 to 1.35 million in three months to March as coronavirus lockdown began. The British labour market has been paralysed by the Covi-19 lockdown but the government figure showing employment at a record high and jobless rate below 4 per cent. There is a biggest rise in…
The World Health Organisation in a virtual meeting today, the countries plan to back a resolution demanding an independent inquiry into the pandemic. Although it does not single out China or any other country instead of calling for an impartial independent and comprehensive evaluation of the WHO- coordinated international Health response to Covid-19. While the…
The UK records a 53-day lowest deaths figure since 24th March taking the total death toll to 34, 636. At the peak on 2 April, there were 961 deaths in a 24-hour period. Across the UK more than 243, 300 people have tested positive for the virus. Hottest day of the year is expected this week…
Beaches are reopening around the world in countries that are easing their lockdowns. Temperature checks and limited ticket entry are some of the measures in place to help maintain social distancing. For the first time in eight weeks, National park visitors surge despite plea to stay away from beauty spots after the first weekend since…
The R-Value – the range for the reproduction rate of coronavirus has increased slightly across the UK after the lockdown was eased partially on Monday. According to the Government Office for Science. R measures how many people on average one infected person transmits the disease too. Last week the R-value in the UK was thought…
There are now 230,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and 33, 164 people have died and 428 dead in the UK yesterday. Care homes in the UK account for 40 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths. UK follows the EU and US to approve Roche’s Covid-19 antibody tests. Game-changing tests are given go-ahead as…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the UK furlough scheme to pay wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus has been extended to October. He further said the government-backed workers and companies going into the lockdown, and would support them coming out and confirmed that employees will continue to receive 80 per cent of their monthly…
A robot dog, made by US-based Boston Dynamics fitted with a video camera and loudspeaker to broadcast to monitor how busy Bishan-Ang MKoh Kio Park, in Singapore becomes, and can enforce social distancing as part of coronavirus-related trial. The robot is remote controlled, four legged machine was deployed in central park to remind park…
Another 205 dead in hospitals across the UK with England recording 178 deaths, Scotland 10, Wales 12, and Northern Ireland 5. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have all refused to back Boris Johnson\’s new coronavirus slogan which replaced “stay at home” with “stay Alert”, criticising as unclear and a mistake. Boris Johnson announces a…