Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.wasn't fully prepared for the impact of Covid-19,
lacking detailed plans on shielding, job support schemes and school disruption, according to a report by spending watchdog the National Audit Office. It says planning had centred on a flu pandemic or infectious diseases such as Ebola, and not an illness with the characteristics of Covid involving a lower mortality rate but the ability to spread via people with no symptoms. The government says the pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to health systems around the world.
, according to the Office for National Statistics, with some retailers suggesting early Christmas trading boosted sales.health minister is arguing "people should be working from home" again, if they did so at the start of the pandemic. A document issued by Robin Swann to the Stormont executive suggests reversing the guidance issued to employers in September to "begin planning a gradual return to the workplace", BBC News understands. On Wednesday, Northern Ireland's Department of Health said more restrictions before Christmas were possible but it was likely there will be a debate in the assembly before any changes come into force.
, with traditional dealerships also shifting more of their sales process online. Some buyers love the ease of the process. However, Emma Hull who bought online tells us "never again" after her Audi A1 arrived dirty and scratched on delivery.May Lang says it was "incredibly easy" to buy her electric Nissan Leaf
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