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UK PM ‘squeezes the brakes’ and delays easing – Lockdown News

1 August 2020 By Port Elizabethan

UK PM ‘squeezes the brakes’ and delays easing: UK PM Boris Johnson halts plans to ease restrictions in England due to start on Saturday; Rules on face coverings are extended to more indoor settings, including museums …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coke, PepsiCo Earnings Should Help Staples ETFs: Cola Company (KO) reported earnings on Jul 21 before market open and PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) reported results early last week.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Burger chain Byron reaches deal to sell itself, resulting in 651 job losses: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday postponed a planned easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England after a rise in infections amplified fears of a second deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.
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

‘I’ve never met Boris Johnson’, reveals architect of UK’s coronavirus lockdown Professor Neil Ferguson: Professor Neil Ferguson said in an interview with the New Statesman that he never actually met Boris Johnson when he was involved in giving the government scientific advice.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Boris Johnson scraps tomorrow’s lockdown changes at last minute amid coronavirus second wave fears: Johnson’s statement on Friday afternoon followed the imposition of new restrictions on parts of England to quell potential new outbreaks.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Ofwat extends liquidity support for water retailers: Ofwat has decided to continue allowing water retailers to defer a portion of their wholesale charges until the end of October, whilst rolling back other measures introduced to support them through the …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Former Olympic diver’s fury as Blackpool Council pools stay closed: A former Olympic diver has expressed his anger that pubs and gyms were allowed to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown, but council swimming pools remained closed.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus analysis: We’re now at the limit of easing lockdown: For the first time since May, we’re having to deal with rising numbers of cases. This is not a return to the height of the epidemic in March, when there were an estimated 100,000 infections every day, …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Coronavirus lockdown: Return of indoor shows is delayed with masks enforced in cinemas and museums: The reopening of indoor performances with socially distanced audiences has been delayed until 15 August at the earliest, Boris Johnson has announced. Restrictions on indoor performances at theatres …
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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