Britons returning after Saturday morning will have to isolate themselves for 1 day.
This occurs when Paul Pogba of Man Utd tested for the fatal virus.
The news was shown in advance of the day through French foreign technician Didier Deschamps at a press conference.
The Eat Out to Help Out program is scheduled to end on Monday, August 31.
But some channels have chosen to continue to offer 50% on their own.
At the same time, on Thursday, August 27, 1,522 new instances and 12 deaths were recorded.
The toll is now 41,477.
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NUMBER OF GATWICK PASSENGERS TO TAKE 4 TO 5 YEARS TO RETURN TO PREPANDEMIC LEVELS
Gatwick Airport said it would take “four to five years” for the number of passengers to return to pre-pandemic levels.
The airport reported a 61.3% drop in revenue and a loss of 321 million pounds in the first six months of the year compared to it was in 2019.
Pre-tax earnings fell 98.3% over the same period.
TRAVELLERS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SWITZERLAND STRUGGLE TO DEFEAT QUARANTINE MEASURES
Travellers are making plans to return to the UK from the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland before new quarantine measures are imposed.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced Thursday night that others arriving in England from those countries after 4 p.m. on Saturday will have to isolate themselves for four days.
The Department of Transport (DfT) said measures are being implemented in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland removed Switzerland from its list last week.
STUDENTS WHO WEAR MASKS DEPEND ON ‘WIDTH OF CORRIDORS’ SAYS SHAPES
Grant Shapps stated that if students wear a mask at school, they will have points such as “the width of the aisles.”
When asked what happens to schools in a blocking zone, the shipping clerk told Sky News: “Then, in a blocking area, things can be a little different and, as you can see, other people are leaving. Array. 7. up, top school up.
“In other areas, it will be at the discretion of the principal and the school according to, for example, the width of the corridors and that of the thing.”
He added: “It will have the distribution of the school and local factors, but in a domain that has a local lock, it will be mandatory there.”
SHAPPS WARNS FAMILY MEMBERS – QUARANTINE RULES COULD CHANGE QUICKLY
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned British tourists that quarantine regulations could continue to be quickly replaced.
Shapps told Sky News: “Look, there’s a list of brokers and I think it probably still comprises about 55, 60 countries. Those adjustments every week – a country has continued – Cuba continued – yesterday’s list, or continues on the weekend.
“So they’re there for a reason. However, when other people so far when coronavirus is still one thing … you just have to be aware that unfortunately things can replace very temporarily and, you know, if you spend there with your eyes open and you know that things can replace, it might not be a surprise.
“Although, as I said, countries are evolving very fast.”
REQUEST A 270 MILLION EURO FUND TO HELP TENANTS
Personal tenants with a $270 million fund have been suggested to the government to help settle rental arrears.
A coalition of landlords, rental agents and charities said at least 322,000 personal tenants have been affected by bills since the start of the pandemic.
Shelter executive leader Polly Neate said she feared a “devastating homeless crisis” when the ban on evictions due to arrears was lifted, adding, “This exclusive opportunity to provide emergency assistance to the maximum number of tenants in need cannot be lost.
Tenants were protected from eviction by the Covid-19 outbreak through a ban announced in March and ended in June, which was due to end in England and Wales this week.
Shelter, the National Association of HomeOwners, ARLA Propertymark, Crisis, Citizens Advice and Generation Rent said the fund would benefit tenants who have been fired or who have been fired.
FRANCE HOPES TO AVOID SWITZERLAND QUARANTINE
France expects COVID-related quarantine measures to be imposed on its citizens travelling to and from Switzerland, Clément Beaune, France’s young European Affairs Minister, told Europe 1 radio this morning.
SEARCH FOR ANSWERS
British scientists are investigating how the immune formula reacts to Covid-19.
Researchers at 17 UK study centres are looking at how long immunity lasts and why the virus affects others in other ways.
The new UK Consortium on Coronavirus Immunology (UK-CIC) has earned an investment of 6.5 million pounds from research organisations.
Scientists say the immune reaction to coronavirus seems to be minimized over time.
This occurs when Hong Kong researchers recorded the first documented case of reinfection.
Professor Paul Moss of the University of Birmingham said: “This is the first case among millions, so we want to keep it in proportion.”
COVIDED RISK FOR CHILDREN
Parents deserve to be “confident” that the threat that young people will need hospital treatment for a coronavirus is “minimal,” the researchers say.
The BMJ study indicated that only 1% of the 651 children with Covid-19 affected in the studies had died, at 27% in all age groups.
And the six young men who died had underlying “deep” fitness problems.
Other young people with such situations remain vulnerable to respiratory diseases, according to the study.
BREAKING POWER THE PARTS OF THE HOUSE
Scots will have the strength to break the parties at home that break coronavirus regulations from today.
Nicola Sturgeon showed that the police had the ability to dissolve the rallies attended by more than 15 people.
But the Scottish government is “not looking at their social life,” Sturgeon said, and emphasized that the new powers of coronaviruses will only be used as a last resort.
The temptation to hold giant indoor meetings will be greater in the coming autumn and winter months, and evidence shows that they pose a “significant threat of transmission,” he added.
For the full story, see HERE.
SWITZERLAND ON THE UK QUARANTINE LIST
Terrified tourists are making plans to return to the UK from the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland before new quarantine measures are imposed.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced Thursday night that others arriving in England from those countries after 4 p.m. on Saturday will have to isolate themselves for four days.
The Department of Transport said measures were being implemented in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland removed Switzerland from its list last week.
Shapps tweeted Thursday: “Knowledge shows that we want to remove the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland from our list of coronavirus brokers to maintain BAS infection rates.”
“If you arrive in the UK after 04:00 on Saturday from those destinations, you will want to isolate yourself for 14 days.
“Quarantine on the way back from a country that is not part of the room is a legal responsibility and a criminal offence is committed if quarantine is broken.
“Possibly it would result in fines and criminals’ background.”
He explained that “the resolution to go up or a country is made with care after a search by the Joint Biosecurity Center.
“A key indicator is 20 instances per 100,000 over 7 days, yet they take into account a wide variety of factors, adding the level, rate, and replacement rate of the instances shown.”
EASTENDERS STARS PARTNERS USED FOR SEX SCENES
The actual companions of the members are used as frame doubles so that EastEnders can shoot intimate scenes.
The bosses of the BBC One soap opera have also hired extras in Covid’s isolation bubbles, allowing them to comply with social estrangement regulations.
Real partners have been recruited in the EastEnders cast to appear on screen and allow “moments of intimacy to be deceived,” a series boss revealed.
Transparent plexiglass screens placed between the actors they film and the fundamental computer-generated photographs (CGI) are also among the measures used to allow the BBC One soap opera to return to screens on 7 September.
Executive manufacturer Jon Sen said the sets will be adjusted, with one-way systems and temperature controls in place.
Seats at the Queen Victoria pub have also been changed to allow a distance of two meters between the actors when filming resumes at the end of June.
Sen said: “Our biggest challenge is that we have several circles of family units, it’s the nature of EastEnders and soap, and families who would be in the same house, so not two meters away.
“But they are played through actors who obey social estrangement, so there is a huge challenge at the center.
The plexiglass screens between the actors on set allowed them to “combine other people really and that’s really smart because it provides an intimacy to functionality that wouldn’t be possible in a different way,” he added.
For the full story, see HERE.
FRANCE SQUARE AMORTIGUADOR
Paul Pogba will be absent for the French League of Nations matches and the start of pre-season arrangements for Manchester United after testing positive for Covid-19.
The French midfielder has been out of his team for next month’s league games, coach Didier Deschamps said Thursday.
Manchester United showed on their screen that “centre forward Anthony Martial has been called up to the France national team for his next most sensible League of Nations double, but Paul Pogba will be lost.”
Tanguy Ndombele has also performed coronavirus tests.
The Premier League duo lit up after being chosen for French matches.
Barcelona showed this month that incoming firm Miralem Pjanic had tested the virus.
For the full story, see HERE.
URGIDOS HOTELS TO LIMIT GUESTS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hotels reduce occupancy rates to meet social distance guidelines.
All staff and visitors must comply with the Covid-19’s key prevention measures, such as common hand washing and masking, he adds.
The organization also said Thursday that physical barriers will be used as protective plexiglass shields to separate hotel staff and visitors at the reception counters.
As cases in Europe have a longer summer holiday season, WHO has issued recommendations for hotels and similar businesses.
WHO has stated that buffets are recommended.
And gyms, pools and spa services can be used with certain restrictions, such as determining the maximum number of people in the social distance, he added.
Additional aid will go to rapid sectors of the economy, such as the automotive industry, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Labour Party said.
Shadow Affairs Minister Lucy Powell has accused Conservatives of “turning their backs” on promises to spaces where the automotive industry is concentrated, such as the North Midlands, Wales and Yorkshire.
Powell said the automotive sector had been heavily affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, new car registrations had fallen by 97% in April.
The paints said that research through the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that car production dropped by about 50% in June compared to last year.
The shadow minister said: “Britain’s leading car has been affected by coronavirus and livelihoods are at stake.”
POLAND BANNS FLIGHTS
Poland will ban flights from 46 countries, adding France and Spain, starting on 2 September, according to a draft regulation on Thursday.
He’s dealing with an increase in coronavirus infections.
Poland closed its borders and suspended flights in March to prevent the spread of the virus.
However, it has eased restrictions on public life, with the reopening of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants in May.
Other countries affected by the ban are popular tourist destinations in Montenegro and Croatia, such as Romania, the United States, Israel, Mexico and Brazil.
Poland reported 64,689 of Covid-19 and 2,010 deaths.
CINEMA MAGIC
In Scotland, viewers enjoyed a remote social film at Edinburgh Airport.
Every month, from August 2020 to January 2021, Drive-in Movies expects to accommodate up to 250 in the airport parking lot for moviegoers of all ages.
Spectators saw Sunshine On Leith in their car tonight while parking at the Drive-in Movie Arena, which was installed at Edinburgh Airport as a component of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
GREGGS DEPOSIT FORCED TO CLOSE
A Greggs depot was forced to close after an outbreak of coronavirus was shown at the scene.
The construction of the bakery chain in Bramley, near Leeds, has noticed that about 20 members are inflamed by the fatal virus, but the number is feared to increase.
Leeds City Council showed it closed and very well cleaned to involve the coronavirus outbreak.
The city’s infection rate this week has risen from 17.9 to 20.4, consisting of 100,000 people, according to the most recent figures.
Roger Whiteside, Greggs’s chief executive, said the company is implementing its Covid reaction plan in the hope of “minimizing any impact” on customers.
For the full story, see HERE.
CORONAVIRUS TUMBLE CASES
Covid-19 figures fell for the first time in six weeks, and the number of other people who tested positive in England fell by almost 10%.
Promising new NHS figures show that the total number of other people found to be carrying coronavirus decreased week after week for the first time since July.
The government’s knowledge for the NHS Test and Trace formula in the week ending August 19 showed that another 6,115 people tested positive for the mistake in England.
This is a weekly drop of 8% and is the first time that the positive figures have fallen since the week ending July 15.
The decline also coincided with an increase in the number of tests – up to 442,392 – a jump of 7,333.
TOUR DE FRANCE UNCERTAINTY
Saturday’s Tour de France opposed the backdrop of a coronavirus pandemic.
Questions are being raised about how the 176 runners will become infected and submit to an exceptionally difficult 3-week run to succeed in the finale in Paris.
“Does the tour add to the delight of the human network this year? Or does it hurt him? That’s the answer,” Jonathan Vaughters, head of the EF Education First team, told The Associated Press.
“If we take the threat of living life, then I think we would possibly have to take on the threat of passing up occasions that make life value life, like the Tour.
Instead of a noisy cycling birthday party with a crowd of spectators cheering on the roadside side, this year’s occasion will be more discreet.
The tour first moved into its 117-year history from its classic time slot from July to September, when many enthusiasts will return to school or paint after the summer holidays.
2800 PRET-FOCUSED JOBS
Pret A Manger has 2,800 jobs after a blow to visitors’ call for the coronavirus crisis, he said Thursday.
The chain and sandwich has restructured its operations in the UK.
“While we are now beginning to see a steady but slow recovery, the pandemic has taken nearly a decade of expansion from Pret,” said CHIEF executive Pano Christou, who has led the chain since October last year.
For the full story, see HERE.
FOOTIE CAN IN CORONA
The start of the new Premier League season is likely to be plunged into chaos after a wave of coronavirus cases among the league’s biggest stars.
Players who die from vacation are also forced to miss a great pre-season with the big start just 16 days away.
On Thursday, Paul Pogba and Tanguy Ndombele were the last players to test positive for Covid-19.
The duo, who play for Manchester United and Tottenham respectively, will be the French League of Nations.
The Red Devils’ opening match against Burnley has already been postponed due to his participation in the Europa League on 16 August.
And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will also be Aaron Wan-Bissaka when their arrangements begin.
The right-back will have to isolate himself for 14 days after his arrival in Dubai, not knowing if he had permission from his club to do so.
Premier League in chaos after Manchester United ace Pogba coronavirus and Chelsea stars were quarantined 16 days before the season
UK ADDS SWITZERLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC AND JAMAICA TO QUARANTINE LIST
Travellers arriving in Britain from Switzerland, the Czech Republic or Jamaica after 3 a.m. GMT on Saturday will need to be quarantined for 14 days to slow down the Covid-19.
Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced his inclusion on the quarantine list.
“Knowledge shows that we want to remove the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland from our list of runners so that the coronavirus maintains BAS infection rates,” Shapps said in a statement.
People arriving from Cuba will no longer have to be quarantined, he added.
CORONAVIRUS ‘LIKE A TORNADO’
Coronavirus is a long-tailed tornado, and emerging infections among other young people can simply spread to other more vulnerable older people and lead to an increase in deaths, warns the World Health Organization’s most sensible official in Europe.
Dr Hans Kluge said other young people are likely to get closer to other seniors as the weather cools in Europe and families move their activities inland.
“We don’t need to make predictions, but that’s actually one of the options: that at some point there will be more hospitalizations and an increase in mortality,” he said.
Dr. Kluge emphasized that no one is invincible, but claimed that the maximum coronavirus deaths concerned the elderly.
He added: “Other younger people may not necessarily die because of it, but it’s a tornado with a long tail and multiorgan disease.”
Dr Kluge said 32 of the 55 states and territories in the WHO European region have seen an increase in the rate of new infections for 14 days across more than 10%, calling for an increase in Europe.
But he also warned that the European fitness government was more prepared than in February, when the continent was at the breaking point of a massive build-up in post-spread cases of the virus from China.
MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE DIED WITHIN 28 DAYS OF POSITIVE TESTING SAYS GOVERNMENT
The government said 41,477 others had died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, an increase of 12 the day before.
Separate figures published through UK statistics agencies show that there are now 57,200 deaths recorded in the UK, where Covid-19 was indexed on the death certificate.
The government also said that by 9 a.m. on Thursday, there were 1,522 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus.
A total of 330,368 has been confirmed.
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