Apple lets credit card holders skip March payments due to financial hardships caused by coronavirus

Apple lets its credit card holders skip March payments because of financial hardships caused by coronavirus Apple said customers can forego payments on interest for the month of March It cited financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic To activate the offer, customers will have to contact customers support  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and … Read more

Defiant Princess Anne, 69, dons gloves as she arrives at an equestrian centre in Buckingham

Business as usual! Defiant Princess Anne, 69, dons gloves as she arrives at an equestrian centre in Buckingham to carry on with her royal duties amid the coronavirus pandemic Anne, 69, visited the Addington Equestrian Centre in Buckingham on Monday Princess Royal will continue engagements despite the coronavirus outbreak British Horse Society said additional measures … Read more

Coronavirus Italy: Victims over 80 may not get intensive care

Italian coronavirus patients who are 80 or older will not receive intensive care if the crisis worsens, under emergency plans being proposed in Turin.  The plans drawn up by civil protection officials warn that ‘it will be necessary to apply criteria for access to intensive treatment’ if there are too many patients. The document, seen … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Ministers say UK WILL face tough measures

Boris Johnson is today facing mounting pressure for a dramatic escalation of the government’s coronavirus response – as ministers struggled to explain why there has yet to be a ban on big gatherings and a school shutdown.  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps defended the UK’s limited action so far, saying it was ‘science led’ and accusing … Read more

Colorado nurse who contracted coronavirus describes how symptoms progressed from sniffles to aches

A Colorado nurse who contracted the deadly coronavirus said her illness has been nothing like she expected. Lisa Merck, 50, from Crested Butte, said it was after returning from a two-week trip to Hawaii with her husband that she began feeling sick. She said it started with sniffles, before advancing to left-side body aches, shortness … Read more

Shocking images reveal how the lungs of two Wuhan residents were ravaged by coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Airlines, insurers and energy stocks have taken the heaviest beating from the coronavirus

Airlines, insurers and energy stocks take the heaviest beating from the coronavirus crisis in the last month with some losing two thirds of their market value The share prices of insurance firms M&G, and Prudential have all fallen heavily Since the FTSE 100 peaked on 17 January at 7,675, it has plunged by over a … Read more

EU’s coronavirus lockdown: European countries are poised to BAN Britons

The EU today revealed plans to shut itself off from all outsiders as it takes drastic measures to halt the spread of coronavirus.  European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a proposed ban on all non-essential travel by non-citizens into the 26-nation Schengen free travel area for 30 days. In addition, emergency medical and … Read more