Something that is inherently wrong and we should strongly be objecting to regardless
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Sadly going to hit the tourism industry very hard.
They're barbaric and disgusting and totally unnecessary.
They're obviously not the only factor here - as @tsubaki points out it's the trade centre of the world with a massive population. But then to chuck stuff like this into the mix...
Did anybody read that story of that fella in the US who took some medication that Trump recommended as a 'cure' for COVID-19 but ended up dying instead? Holy cow.
https://time.com/5808688/chloroquine-phosphate-coronavirus-death/
(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks that is also found in an anti-malaria medication that’s been touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.
Banner Health said Monday that the couple in their 60s got sick within half an hour of ingesting the additive. The man couldn’t be resuscitated when he arrived at a hospital, but the woman was able to throw up much of the chemical, Banner said.
It’s unclear if the couple took it specifically because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but now Banner Health is warning everyone to avoid self-medicating.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health."
Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Get Medical Supplies to Hospitals
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector mobilized against it.
At a news conference last week, Trump falsely stated that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved the use of an anti-malaria medication called chloroquine to treat patients infected with coronavirus. Even after the FDA chief clarified that the drug still needs to be tested for that use, Trump overstated the drug’s potential upside in containing the virus.
Chloroquine is obtained by prescription, and Banner Health is now urging medical providers against prescribing it to people who aren’t hospitalized. The difference between the fish tank cleaning additive that the couple took and the drug used to treat malaria is the way they are formulated.
https://time.com/5808688/chloroquine-phosphate-coronavirus-death/
(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish tanks that is also found in an anti-malaria medication that’s been touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.
Banner Health said Monday that the couple in their 60s got sick within half an hour of ingesting the additive. The man couldn’t be resuscitated when he arrived at a hospital, but the woman was able to throw up much of the chemical, Banner said.
It’s unclear if the couple took it specifically because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, but now Banner Health is warning everyone to avoid self-medicating.
“Given the uncertainty around COVID-19, we understand that people are trying to find new ways to prevent or treat this virus, but self-medicating is not the way to do so,” said Dr. Daniel Brooks, Banner Poison and Drug Information Center medical director. “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health."
Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Get Medical Supplies to Hospitals
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private sector mobilized against it.
At a news conference last week, Trump falsely stated that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved the use of an anti-malaria medication called chloroquine to treat patients infected with coronavirus. Even after the FDA chief clarified that the drug still needs to be tested for that use, Trump overstated the drug’s potential upside in containing the virus.
Chloroquine is obtained by prescription, and Banner Health is now urging medical providers against prescribing it to people who aren’t hospitalized. The difference between the fish tank cleaning additive that the couple took and the drug used to treat malaria is the way they are formulated.
Ykies!!
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
Brexiteer calls for pubs and restaurants to re-open as ‘majority don’t care about coronavirus’
A Brexiteer politician has called for pubs and restaurants to re-open because he claims a 'majority don't care about the coronavirus'.
xena
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Its not hard to go off last years tax returns for starters if you've been paying your taxes you deserve something if you've not you don't get anything.
Why other governments are not doing this, it will help with reducing the disease respread after lockdown ends and also provide employment for 6 months so help some families cover a critical time, I have no idea.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Sounds a right git.Ykies!!
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Worrying times for all Wools, price hikes on Slazenger, Everlast and Lonsdale! #nopricehikesforWools
Sports Direct hikes prices on sports equipment following store U-turn
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has hiked prices by more than 50% on some sports equipment on Tuesday, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to internal documents seen by the PA news agency.
And another of his Frasers Group retailers, Jack Wills, is forcing staff into stores despite Government advice to stay at home unless you are an “essential” worker, employees told PA.
Frasers had previously tried to claim Sports Direct was an essential operator for keeping the nation fit, but subsequently said they would close stores.
But after a public backlash the stores, along with Evans Cycles, were closed.
However, there are still reports of workers being told to arrive at stores, against Government advice.
In one message sent to staff on Tuesday morning, the company wrote “we will not open our Sports Direct or Evans Stores to the public” and it carries on “please continue to head into work as we have been instructed last night”.
And on Tuesday, Sports Direct also sent a document to staff, seen by PA, which shows the lines that should have price rises applied.
Because the company operates a system of having “ticket” prices, followed by “reduced” stickers, it can be unclear what price a product was ever sold at.
Pricing documents show that an Everlast 4kg kettle bell has gone up from £9.99 to £14.99 – although the sticker will still say the “original” ticket price was £19.99.
The cost of a 12kg kettle bell by Everlast, which is owned by Sports Direct’s parent company Frasers Group, is now £39.99, up from £29.99.
Other items include:
Slazenger, Lonsdale and several other well-known brands are owned by Frasers.
The increased prices come as Frasers Group, which includes House of Fraser, Jack Wills, Evans Cycles and Sports Direct, among others, was forced into a U-turn over store openings.
Chris Wootton, chief finance officer of Frasers Group, said its Sports Direct and Evans Cycles stores will not open on Tuesday.
He said in a “clarification” that they will remain shut, despite stating that Government policy “excludes bicycle shops from closure”.
Stores will not reopen until “given the go-ahead by the Government”, he added.
But over at Jack Wills, one member of staff told PA that workers are sitting in stores waiting for instructions.
One said: “We feel like we’re putting ourselves and others at risk by not staying at home like the Government has told us to. I’ve got colleagues feeling frustrated and angry.
“We feel disrespected by Mike Ashley’s decisions to try and keep the company trading. The lack of communication and plan when they knew this was likely is embarrassing.”
The retailer said it is contacting the Government “at all levels” in an attempt to get confirmation from the Prime Minister.
It comes after politicians hit out at the business for its plan to keep stores open after Boris Johnson ordered non-essential shops to close, with Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery telling company majority owner Mike Ashley to “take some responsibility” and “shut up shop”.
The group wrote to all workers within 30 minutes of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down non-essential retailers, telling them its position selling sporting and fitness equipment made it a vital asset during a national shutdown.
In the original letter, Mr Wootton said: “Against the backdrop of the closure of gyms the demand for these types of products has increased exponentially as the population looks to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
“Consequently, we are uniquely well placed to help keep the UK as fit and healthy as possible during this crisis and thus our Sports Direct and Evans Cycles stores will remain open where possible to allow us to do this (in accordance with the Government’s current social distancing guidance).”
Labour MP Jess Phillips also criticised the appeal to keep stores open, tweeting: “Massive mugs notwithstanding there is nothing people cannot live without in Sports Direct.”
Rival retailers such as JD Sports have confirmed that stores will remain shut until Government guidance changes.
Sports Direct hikes prices on sports equipment following store U-turn
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has hiked prices by more than 50% on some sports equipment on Tuesday, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to internal documents seen by the PA news agency.
And another of his Frasers Group retailers, Jack Wills, is forcing staff into stores despite Government advice to stay at home unless you are an “essential” worker, employees told PA.
Frasers had previously tried to claim Sports Direct was an essential operator for keeping the nation fit, but subsequently said they would close stores.
But after a public backlash the stores, along with Evans Cycles, were closed.
However, there are still reports of workers being told to arrive at stores, against Government advice.
In one message sent to staff on Tuesday morning, the company wrote “we will not open our Sports Direct or Evans Stores to the public” and it carries on “please continue to head into work as we have been instructed last night”.
And on Tuesday, Sports Direct also sent a document to staff, seen by PA, which shows the lines that should have price rises applied.
Because the company operates a system of having “ticket” prices, followed by “reduced” stickers, it can be unclear what price a product was ever sold at.
Pricing documents show that an Everlast 4kg kettle bell has gone up from £9.99 to £14.99 – although the sticker will still say the “original” ticket price was £19.99.
The cost of a 12kg kettle bell by Everlast, which is owned by Sports Direct’s parent company Frasers Group, is now £39.99, up from £29.99.
Other items include:
Slazenger, Lonsdale and several other well-known brands are owned by Frasers.
The increased prices come as Frasers Group, which includes House of Fraser, Jack Wills, Evans Cycles and Sports Direct, among others, was forced into a U-turn over store openings.
Chris Wootton, chief finance officer of Frasers Group, said its Sports Direct and Evans Cycles stores will not open on Tuesday.
He said in a “clarification” that they will remain shut, despite stating that Government policy “excludes bicycle shops from closure”.
Stores will not reopen until “given the go-ahead by the Government”, he added.
But over at Jack Wills, one member of staff told PA that workers are sitting in stores waiting for instructions.
One said: “We feel like we’re putting ourselves and others at risk by not staying at home like the Government has told us to. I’ve got colleagues feeling frustrated and angry.
“We feel disrespected by Mike Ashley’s decisions to try and keep the company trading. The lack of communication and plan when they knew this was likely is embarrassing.”
The retailer said it is contacting the Government “at all levels” in an attempt to get confirmation from the Prime Minister.
It comes after politicians hit out at the business for its plan to keep stores open after Boris Johnson ordered non-essential shops to close, with Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery telling company majority owner Mike Ashley to “take some responsibility” and “shut up shop”.
The group wrote to all workers within 30 minutes of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down non-essential retailers, telling them its position selling sporting and fitness equipment made it a vital asset during a national shutdown.
In the original letter, Mr Wootton said: “Against the backdrop of the closure of gyms the demand for these types of products has increased exponentially as the population looks to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
“Consequently, we are uniquely well placed to help keep the UK as fit and healthy as possible during this crisis and thus our Sports Direct and Evans Cycles stores will remain open where possible to allow us to do this (in accordance with the Government’s current social distancing guidance).”
Labour MP Jess Phillips also criticised the appeal to keep stores open, tweeting: “Massive mugs notwithstanding there is nothing people cannot live without in Sports Direct.”
Rival retailers such as JD Sports have confirmed that stores will remain shut until Government guidance changes.
tsubaki
Player Valuation: £90m
RIP
So anybody with a new business is screwed then. And those whose businesses which have already died since filing would get money for nothing.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
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