Seems short and long term Covid is going to crush uk live poker. Genting have stopped it completely and shut down 3 casinos so far and Caesars have closed the Rendezvous Southend. A second wave would be an absolute disaster for live uk poker.
Extract: "PHE counts people as victims if they die of any cause any time after testing positive for Covid-19 – even if they were hit by a bus months after beating the life-threatening infection, top academics revealed last night. The method is likely why the daily fatality tolls are not dropping quickly in England because survivors never truly recover from the disease as their deaths are blamed on the coronavirus – regardless of their real cause."
"NHS heroes forced to work for free" is the headline in The Daily Mirror. It says a poll shows staff were already doing an average of an extra 11 hours of unpaid work every week - before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The paper blames the "scandal" of hospital cuts and, in its leader, insists that Boris Johnson should fill empty vacancies and pay NHS staff what they are worth rather than just clapping them. The NHS, it says, must become a healthy employer. Online, The Independent says that the NHS is set to pay out £37m for failings in maternity services in a case at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Trust in London.
"No recovery till summer of next year" is the view of many of Britain's biggest companies, as reported in The Times. It bases the headline on a survey of chief financial officers conducted by Deloitte. The poll found almost half believed that demand for goods and services would not return to pre-lockdown levels until next July at the earliest - while only 8% expected sales to get back to normal before the end of the year. The paper says it is the latest sign that a V-shaped economic recovery is unlikely. "Backlog Britain" is the headline on The Daily Mail's front page as it reports that delays created by lockdown in processing passports, birth registrations and driving licence renewals are "paralysing" the country. The paper says that the births of more than 150,000 babies may not be officially recorded, while thousands of elderly motorists had been left housebound by chaos at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. And the lead story for Metro is that in an effort to tempt homeworkers back to the office, some rail operators will offer "flexible season tickets" from next month. They could, for example, allow commuters to buy a ticket for three days out of seven - to encourage a part-time return to the workplace.
Spain 'is on the brink of being declared UNSAFE for Britons' due to growing 'second-wave' spike in coronavirus cases - potentially forcing thousands to quarantine if they holiday there
Spain is on the list of 59 quarantine-exempt countries that Britons can travel to without needing to isolate for 14 days when they get back home. But just this weekend 4,581 further cases were reported in the country - bringing its total to 264,836. More than 28,000 people have died. Whitehall sources said Spain's recent outbreaks are being watched and the country - or specific regions within it - could be thrown off the list all together if a decision is made this week. Right: Tourists in Barcelona this week.
Spain COULD be suffering a second wave of coronavirus, health chiefs admit as France threatens to CLOSE border over soaring cases and Brits are warned air bridges could be axed with no notice
Deputy emergency health director Maria Jose Sierra has revealed her concerns over the spike in Covid-19 cases after the country recorded an additional 2,615 new infections yesterday - doubling from 1,357 the previous day. France has not ruled out closing its borders to Spain and Norway is threatening to add it to its red list of countries that require returning visitors to be quarantined for ten days. British tourists have also been warned that a new travel system means air bridges could collapse at short notice leaving them facing a quarantine on return to the UK. The Spanish tourism industry, which accounts for around 12 per cent of the nation's economy, now faces uncertainty after the country's borders were reopened to tourists with great fanfare last month. Pictured: Tourists at Cala de Alfacar, Menorca, earlier this week (right) and graphics showing new coronavirus cases in Spain (top left) and new coronavirus deaths (bottom left).
Coronavirus infection rates have RISEN in 63 areas of England in the past week, with Blackburn the new epicentre of the nation's outbreak after a 63% increase in cases
There are now 79 cases per 100,000 people in Blackburn, more than Leicester, at 70, where residents are still abiding by a local shutdown that was imposed on June 30.
Coronavirus outbreak in Shropshire caravan park confirmed after 21 test positive
Twenty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at a Shropshire caravan park. The council fears the number of cases at the site, which is in the town of Craven Arms, will continue to rise before infection control measures start to take effect.
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"PHE counts people as victims if they die of any cause any time after testing positive for Covid-19 – even if they were hit by a bus months after beating the life-threatening infection, top academics revealed last night. The method is likely why the daily fatality tolls are not dropping quickly in England because survivors never truly recover from the disease as their deaths are blamed on the coronavirus – regardless of their real cause."
It says a poll shows staff were already doing an average of an extra 11 hours of unpaid work every week - before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The paper blames the "scandal" of hospital cuts and, in its leader, insists that Boris Johnson should fill empty vacancies and pay NHS staff what they are worth rather than just clapping them. The NHS, it says, must become a healthy employer.
Online, The Independent says that the NHS is set to pay out £37m for failings in maternity services in a case at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Trust in London.
"No recovery till summer of next year" is the view of many of Britain's biggest companies, as reported in The Times.
It bases the headline on a survey of chief financial officers conducted by Deloitte.
The poll found almost half believed that demand for goods and services would not return to pre-lockdown levels until next July at the earliest - while only 8% expected sales to get back to normal before the end of the year.
The paper says it is the latest sign that a V-shaped economic recovery is unlikely.
"Backlog Britain" is the headline on The Daily Mail's front page as it reports that delays created by lockdown in processing passports, birth registrations and driving licence renewals are "paralysing" the country.
The paper says that the births of more than 150,000 babies may not be officially recorded, while thousands of elderly motorists had been left housebound by chaos at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
And the lead story for Metro is that in an effort to tempt homeworkers back to the office, some rail operators will offer "flexible season tickets" from next month.
They could, for example, allow commuters to buy a ticket for three days out of seven - to encourage a part-time return to the workplace.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-53467510
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/latest-weekly-covid-19-rates-155345240.html
Spain is on the list of 59 quarantine-exempt countries that Britons can travel to without needing to isolate for 14 days when they get back home. But just this weekend 4,581 further cases were reported in the country - bringing its total to 264,836. More than 28,000 people have died. Whitehall sources said Spain's recent outbreaks are being watched and the country - or specific regions within it - could be thrown off the list all together if a decision is made this week. Right: Tourists in Barcelona this week.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
Deputy emergency health director Maria Jose Sierra has revealed her concerns over the spike in Covid-19 cases after the country recorded an additional 2,615 new infections yesterday - doubling from 1,357 the previous day. France has not ruled out closing its borders to Spain and Norway is threatening to add it to its red list of countries that require returning visitors to be quarantined for ten days. British tourists have also been warned that a new travel system means air bridges could collapse at short notice leaving them facing a quarantine on return to the UK. The Spanish tourism industry, which accounts for around 12 per cent of the nation's economy, now faces uncertainty after the country's borders were reopened to tourists with great fanfare last month. Pictured: Tourists at Cala de Alfacar, Menorca, earlier this week (right) and graphics showing new coronavirus cases in Spain (top left) and new coronavirus deaths (bottom left).
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
There are now 79 cases per 100,000 people in Blackburn, more than Leicester, at 70, where residents are still abiding by a local shutdown that was imposed on June 30.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
Coronavirus outbreak in Shropshire caravan park confirmed after 21 test positive
Twenty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at a Shropshire caravan park.
The council fears the number of cases at the site, which is in the town of Craven Arms, will continue to rise before infection control measures start to take effect.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/fresh-coronavirus-outbreak-shropshire-caravan-232541775.html