Tag COVID-19

Coronavirus: Barbados has detected 2 new cases #COVID19 #coronavirus #Barbados #pandemic #quarantine

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Coronavirus: Half of Dutch intensive care patients are under 50. Youngest is 16 #COVID19 #coronavirus #Netherlands #Dutch #pandemic #quarantine

Half of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands who require intensive care are under the age of 50, according to a study of hospital admissions reported in NRC. Although nearly all the 24 patients who have died so far were over…

Euro 2020 postponed #COVID19 #coronavirus #Euro2020 #Europe #Football #Soccer #pandemic #quarantine

The Euro 2020 football tournament has been postponed to 2021 as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the Norwegian Football Association has announced. The tournament was due to have been held this year from 12 June to 12 July across…

UK mobile networks including #O2, #EE, #Vodafone and #3 go down leaving millions of British workers struggling to work from home amid #coronavirus #pandemic – #UK

All major mobile networks in the UK have gone down or are having problems, leaving millions of British workers struggling to work from home. There has been a spike in the number of office workers staying home to work after…

Coronavirus shock: The ‘crazy’ UK policy set to ‘accelerate’ COVID-19 outbreak exposed #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic #quarantine

THE United Kingdom’s policy regarding the coronavirus outbreak is “crazy” according to a global health professor. Professor Anthony Costello told Channel 4 News that the British Government’s decision to stop population testing was “very worrying” because “you can’t fight a…

UK’s MoD prepares to deploy 4,000 military GPs, surgeons and nurses to help struggling NHS deal with coronavirus chaos #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #MoD #pandemic #quarantine

THE Ministry of Defence is planning to deploy 4,000 medics to help the struggling NHS deal with the coronavirus pandemic. GPs, surgeons and nurses are being lined up as part of drastic measures to stop the spread of the killer…

Coronavirus: Amazon hires 100,000 extra workers, ups wages for through April #COVID19 #coronavirus #USA #Amazon #pandemic

In a rare bit of good news for the US jobs market, supermarket chains – and Amazon.com – are hiring more workers to meet an increase in demand sparked by consumer response to the coronavirus crisis. US supermarket chains Albertsons,…