More than a million jobs in hospitality and retail sectors could be lost by end of 2020
THE coronavirus pandemic could wipe out more than one million jobs from the retail and hospitality sectors, experts have warned. During the first lockdown around 125,000 store jobs were lost as…
COVID-19: Hotels used as homeless shelters as pandemic hits NY economy
Empty hotels in New York are being used to shelter the homeless as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on the city’s economy. The unemployment rate is twice the national…
Coronavirus: Police could be given access to contact-tracing details
Police could be granted access to details gathered by COVID-19 contact tracers in call centres. The force will not have access to data gathered via the coronavirus app, and the…
Government warned over ‘reckless’ plan to set up COVID-19 units in care homes
Plans are being made to set up coronavirus units within existing care homes – something multiple providers have described as “reckless” and an attempt to keep the elderly out of…
Girl, 15, who was shot in lungs forced to go back to school despite Covid risk after parents threatened with fine
A TEENAGE girl who was shot in her lungs has been forced to return to school despite being a Covid risk because her parents were threatened with fines. Thusha Kamaleswaran,…
Brits blast coronavirus study after being left waiting for testers who never turn up and missed appointments
BRITS have blasted a long-term study meant to track coronavirus as “incompetent” after being left waiting for testers who never show up. Thousands signed up for the Office for National…
Daily UK Covid cases rise by 30 per cent in a week as another 16,982 test positive and 67 more die
ANOTHER 16,982 people have been diagnosed with Covid overnight as cases in the UK continue to surge. It means cases have risen by more than 30 per cent on last…
‘You have a better chance of surviving COVID in hospitals now than before’
Dr Alison Pittard has told Sophy Ridge people “have a better chance of surviving COVID in hospitals now than before.” Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video…
Coronavirus: Police to get details of people told to self-isolate by Test and Trace
Police are being granted access to the details of people told to self-isolate by the government’s Test and Trace scheme, Sky News has learnt. The Department of Health and Social…
Coronavirus: Gove disagrees with circuit breaker lockdown
Michael Gove has said he is against a circuit breaker and accused Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham of “posturing” and “political positioning” in refusing to accept strict new COVID-19 rules. Sky…