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When the Covid-19 emergency is over, schools will face a monumental task. Children who have been learning at home will need support in making the transition to the “in school” curriculum. The needs of disadvantaged youngsters, who will have fallen even further behind during the closure, will have to be a priority. We cannot just think of the lockdown as a very long holiday with schools able to pick up as if nothing had happened. … [Read more...] about Like the Open University, we now need an Open School for the whole country

But tapering needs to be accompanied by an opening-up, he says. He hopes his businesses will have been able to reopen by the time he has to contribute more: employers are expected to start contributing from August. “Somewhere along the line he has to let us open up and hopefully we will get a chance to get a bit of trade back in.” … [Read more...] about Venues in crisis: ‘We couldn’t survive if we opened 10 nights a week’

Supermarkets Pharmacies Takeaways and food deliveries Health shops Medical services – eg, dentists Vets Newsagents Pet shops Hardware stores Retail shops in hospitals Petrol stations Bicycle shops Laundrettes and dry cleaners Undertakers Banks, building societies Short-term loan providers, credit unions and cash points Storage and distribution centres Post Offices Car rental services and car parks near vital services such as supermarkets Public toilets Car garages and repair shops Food banks and shelters … [Read more...] about KFC reopens 200 more restaurants – and over 350 are open for takeaways

The decision not to train was taken after guidance from the head of medical services, Gary O’Driscoll, who has been at the heart of Arsenal’s strategy for dealing with the virus. Wider government advice on social distancing was foremost among the considerations but there also remain concerns about getting the players together so soon after Covid-19 was detected within the camp. … [Read more...] about ‘Everything happened very fast’: Mikel Arteta opens up on positive test

Professor Peter Horby, chairman of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said: "We really can't go back to a situation where we've got the numbers of cases and deaths we've had in the past," he told BBC Radio, adding that a test, trace and isolate system needed to be operational as without it a "risk" is posed. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus latest: Angela Merkel says Germany has ‘passed’ COVID-19 test so far