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gUK to use firefighters to deliver food, collect bodies in coronavirus crisis – Lockdown News

27 March 2020 By Port Elizabethan

gUK to use firefighters to deliver food, collect bodies in coronavirus crisis: The United Kingdom will use firefighters to help deliver food, retrieve dead bodies and drive ambulances as it braces for the looming peak of the coronavirus outbreak that has already claimed the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

London’s Abbey Road repainted amid coronavirus lockdown: One of the most famous streets in the world has had an unexpected makeover thanks to the coronavirus lockdown in the UK.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Download Festival 2020 Scrapped as U.K. Enters Coronavirus Lockdown: Download Festival, Britain’s premier rock and metal fest, will skip this year’s edition due to the global health crisis.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Domnio’s hiring extra staff as people order lockdown pizzas: The takeaway chain has seen a surge in orders over the last week after the British public were told to stay at home.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Parking Free For All: The ORA service has been suspended during the coronavirus lockdown so drivers are parking wherever they want. “They do not take into account that loading and unloading stations cannot be occupied,” …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Ankita Bhargava Pens Down An Emotional Note For Her Daughter, Mehr During The COVID-19 Quarantine: With the coronavirus pandemic, the world has come to a standstill. And it has affected the kids the most. Every parent had brought their little one to the world with a hope to give them the best, but …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

18 Underrated Pantry Items To Buy At The Grocery Store: If you’re sick of pasta, rice and beans during your coronavirus self-quarantine, chefs say to reach for these flavorful, shelf-stable ingredients. Since the coronavirus crisis escalated a couple of …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

When to End the Coronavirus Lockdown? Soon: New facts about coronavirus are pouring in from scientists around the globe. This information needs to guide our response.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Germany Flies Hundreds of Tourists Out of Nepal: A Qatar Airways charter flight arranged by the German government has picked up hundreds of tourists stranded in Nepal as the country went on lockdown at the beginning of this week. The tourists, who …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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