Britain's coronavirus lockdown will take more than 6.5 million jobs out of the economy, according to estimates contained in a new study.
31.03.2020 - 14:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the world’s biggest arts festival – is expected to be put on hold due to coronavirus.
Plans for the August festivals in the Capital – which include the Tattoo and the International Book Festival – are to be halted until the UK’s current lockdown measures come to an end.
The combined events have attracted over four million people in recent years and are thought to be worth more than £300 million to the economy.
However, there is thought to be broad agreement that
Britain's coronavirus lockdown will take more than 6.5 million jobs out of the economy, according to estimates contained in a new study.
The government has told local councils to keep parks and graveyards open during the coronavirus pandemic.
The price of a weekly food shop at major supermarkets in the UK has increased by up to £7 amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Kevin De Bruyne is doing his best to fit his Manchester City work around his family as the lockdown continues.
The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the U.K.'s coronavirus outbreak — one of Europe's worst — was nearing its peak. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, "Any change to our social distancing measures now would risk a significant increase in the spread of the virus." The lockdown has been in place since March 23.