Covid-19 cases hit a new record of 19,724 on Wednesday creating split opinions on how to manage the virus. SAGE, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, released a report stating that a two-week circuit breaker at the end of October could halve covid-19 deaths between now and the end of the year.
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Questions are being raised about the right of patients to claim for clinical negligence in relation to a healthcare worker’s ‘negligent’ actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NHS has introduced an ‘additional indemnity coverage’ scheme. This scheme is available for cases whereby healthcare professionals have carried out activities related to COVID-19. This is in accordance with clauses 10-12 Coronavirus Act 2020.
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The US stock index is ahead of other major indices around the world, particularly Europe. The benchmark US stock index, the S&P 500 swiftly regained the ground lost during the pandemic.
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme launched in March had paid out £35 billion and has been used by 1.2 million employers enabling 9.6m jobs to be furloughed. The UK tax authority has claimed that UK may have paid out up to £3.5 billion in furlough money on fraudulent or mistaken claims.
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Despite the UK entering the worst recession since records began, Rightmove has reported over £37 billion worth of property sales agreed in July, making it the most active month for home buying since they started tracking this data over ten years ago. The temporary stamp duty changes coupled with changing consumer preferences are just two of the factors that contributed to this occurring.
Covid-19 cases hit a new record of 19,724 on Wednesday creating split opinions on how to manage the virus. SAGE, the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, released a report stating that a two-week circuit breaker at the end of October could halve covid-19 deaths between now and the end of the year.
What has happened?
Questions are being raised about the right of patients to claim for clinical negligence in relation to a healthcare worker’s ‘negligent’ actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NHS has introduced an ‘additional indemnity coverage’ scheme. This scheme is available for cases whereby healthcare professionals have carried out activities related to COVID-19. This is in accordance with clauses 10-12 Coronavirus Act 2020.
What just happened?
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the furlough scheme launched in March had paid out £35 billion and has been used by 1.2 million employers enabling 9.6m jobs to be furloughed. The UK tax authority has claimed that UK may have paid out up to £3.5 billion in furlough money on fraudulent or mistaken claims.
What has happened?
Despite the UK entering the worst recession since records began, Rightmove has reported over £37 billion worth of property sales agreed in July, making it the most active month for home buying since they started tracking this data over ten years ago. The temporary stamp duty changes coupled with changing consumer preferences are just two of the factors that contributed to this occurring.
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The economic activity in the United Kingdom and all over the world has declined drastically amid the global health emergency caused by coronavirus. Foremost among the industries most affected by the economic lockdown is the UK's travel sector, depending on the duration of the crisis, OECD estimates indicate that the potential shock could range between a 60-80% decline in the international tourism industry in 2020.
Potentially one of the most unexpected consequences of Covid-19 has been the revelation of a symbiotic relationship between human prosperity and the environment. Inextricable links have been identified between the natural world with all areas of human experience. Beyond environmentalism, sustainability has become imperative for national recovery in its entirety.
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A group of MPs from Labour, the Scottish National Party and the Green party have written a letter to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, asking him to set up a commission to explore the option of a four-day working week for the UK, to help kick-start the economy after the COVID-19 crisis.
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, oil companies around the world have been buffeted by decreased demand and mounting debt. As OPEC forecasts a 6.4 million barrel per day downtick in the global demand for oil, the route out of the crisis for oil producers appears to be a treacherous one.
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Gazprom have stated that they will sue Germany over the decision not to exempt their gas pipeline from EU competition standards under the EU Third Energy Package. The EU package prohibits energy monopolies and the supplier of gas from also owning the pipeline. This is intended to improve the functioning of the internal energy market and resolve certain structural problems.
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The cash flow of SME’S is frequently depleting due to disruptions in supply chains and sales while managing fixed recurring costs. At LawMiracle, we believe the use of digital complementary currency (CC) seems likely to be one of the few viable ways the SME’s can offset the impact of COVID-19.
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The economic activity in the United Kingdom and all over the world has declined drastically amid the global health emergency caused by coronavirus. Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England (BOE) governor, has stated that there would be a V-shaped recovery of the economy as Britain would bounce back faster than from the 2008 global financial crisis.
