From: TheBlogMire

The situation may well change as the days and weeks go by, but so far,

According to the official data from both countries, the approach taken in the UK of keeping people in their homes and closing down huge swathes of the economy, has not had any more …

Government concerned that tens of thousands of Britons may die prematurely from the worst recession in history - more than will die from the virus

• Forecasts suggest economy may slump by more than 14 percent in the next three months sparking concerns that tens of thousands of Britons may die prematurely …

Lockdown is likely to have major economic implications that in the future may harm healthcare due to lack of resources. This may eventually cause even more deaths and suffering than the COVID-19 pandemic will bring in the near term

• Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction …

"Workers and businesses are facing catastrophe, in both developed and developing economies," said Guy Ryder director general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United Nations.

The outbreak is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours across the world during the second quarter of 2020 …

Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News forced to shut up shop after 150 years of reporting

This is just the tip of the iceberg as other local newspapers especially continue to feel the pinch.

This weekly media monitor ‘Enders Analysis’ stated that this is a long-term problem that will not go …

Concerns have been raised by a senior official in the NHS that children with illnesses unrelated to Covid-19 are going to hospital too late and coming to harm as a result, a leaked email seen by BBC Newsnight says.

• A&E attendance numbers in England were down 29% from the …

The coronavirus pandemic could push an additional half a billion people into poverty, aid charity Oxfam has warned,

"For nearly three billion people living in poverty and without enough clean water, jobs and access to basic healthcare - and for millions already facing years of malnutrition, disease and conflict - the coronavirus …

Hardest hit by the lockdown will be the cancer sufferers, the elderly, those with poor mental health, young children and those currently in utero.

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Economic downturn and wider NHS disruption likely to hit health hard – especially health of most vulnerable

Hardest hit by the lockdown will be the cancer sufferers, the elderly, those with poor mental health, young children and those currently in utero.

Economic downturn and wider NHS disruption likely to hit health hard – especially health of most vulnerable

Worsening economic conditions and disruptions to NHS services will have …

Government support is inadequate to protect work of key charities.

Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive Lynda Thomas said the [government] support did not go far enough.

"We are deeply concerned this commitment fails to recognise the scale of the challenge," she said.

"It won't prevent many of the nation's charities …