Broadcasting house. New financial help for businesses will be announced today after the Hospitality Industry warned that measures to tackle coronavirus are catastrophic for its members. Health experts say they warned ministers what had been the worst case scenario, with up to 250,000 deaths, had become the most likely scenario before yesterdays emergency measures. Also pregnant women are included in the groups considered most vulnerable. If that is you, we will bring you guidance in the next hour. I wasjust wondering if i needed to be self isolating, if it is ok needed to be self isolating, if it is 0kfor needed to be self isolating, if it is ok for me to go to work, being surrounded by over 1000 children every day. As her husband im also a secondary School Teacher in a different school, should i be taking any precautions . Should i be self isolating . Any precautions . Should i be selfisolating . And what do you do if you cannot work at all over the next weeks and months let alone fro
Of more than 500 people. China says there has been no domestic transmission of covid 19 coronavirus in the country for three consecutive days. The American Country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Youre watching bbc news. We are broadcasting to the uk and around the world, as we bring you all the main developments on the coronavirus pandemic. The uk is waking up to a changed way of life, as radical new measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus come into force from today, as much of europe has already been doing. It follows an announcement by the british Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close, with the decision set to be reviewed on a monthly basis. It came as the uks chancellor rishi sunak announced a package of measures to help protect businesses and workers, including a commitment to pay up to 80 of peoples wages, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month, to those whose jobs are at risk due t
Already felt the pain as customers stay away. Jobs had been lost in Industries Like hospitality and tourism and now all restaurants, pubs and other leisure venues are having to close their doors. Measures were announced yesterday aimed at preventing mass lay offs. Through a grant scheme, the government will fund 80 of wages for employees who now wont be able to work, up to £2500 a month initially for up to three months. Vat payments will also be deferred but self employed people arent covered by the wage subsidy programme. However, benefits are being increased. Things look very bleak for this industry at the moment. Yesterday, the db essay e mailed hundreds of thousands of learner drivers saying they were cancelling driving tests and there would be no more driving test for three months because it is not possible for a driving test examine it to practice social distancing in a car. But also, in the same breath, they said it was ok to go out on driving lessons with their instructors, so
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