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April 5, 2020 | Comments Off

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. 3 April 2020 Finance | Starting up | Marketing | Skills & Training | Business Ideas & Innovation | IT £500 million Economic Resilience Fund launched for Wales The Welsh Government has announced a new £500 million fund to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities experiencing a sharp drop in trading as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Find out more here… Coronavirus: latest information and business support The latest on the business support available, from business rate relief, business grants, support for the self-employed, access to finance to the support available for employees. Find out
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The Welsh Rugby Teams base is being transformed into a Field Hospital to help deal with Coronavirus #PositiveCoronavirusNews

April 5, 2020 | Comments Off

Pictures show dramatic transformation of Welsh rugby team’s base into field hospital Work on the WRU’s National Centre of Excellence started just a few days ago BY BEN JAMES (Image: Princess of Wales Hospital) These are the pictures that show how the Welsh rugby team’s base is rapidly being transformed into a field hospital to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Work started on turning the Welsh rugby team’s inside training pitches a few days ago. The makeshift hospital at the Vale Resort will provide 290 additional beds as the numbers of people with COVID19 increases. Speaking about the makeshift field
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Hardest day of lockdown yet with temperatures set to hit 20C

April 5, 2020 | Comments Off

A police officer talks to a group of sunbathers on Brighton beach yesterday (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)Today could be the most challenging … Hardest day of lockdown yet with temperatures set to hit 20C
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Positive Coronavirus News Roundup

April 2, 2020 | Comments Off

Thom Gibbs & Harriet Barber 1 APRIL 2020 • 11:30 AM The list of beloved cultural institutions this virus has seen off is appalling. Glastonbury, all West End productions, Fast and Furious 9, it’s enough to make you pick up a worthy book for the first time in a decade. But there’s one hardy entity which is here to save us from pretending we understand Joyce. Give it up for the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision should be a relic. It’s highly kitsch, frequently gauche and an example of the continent working together in a post-borders spirit of friendship. All things to
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Tricks to make your broadband faster at home – and the ones that definitely won’t work

April 2, 2020 | Comments Off

With more families staying at home at work and children not going to school because of the continuing pandemic, the speed of the Internet and mobile … Tricks to make your broadband faster at home – and the ones that definitely won’t work
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There’s a solution to coronavirus confusion – just use the ‘E’ word

April 2, 2020 | Comments Off

England’s flagIfan Morgan Jones Some of us who take a great deal of interest in Welsh politics have long been worried about the lack of public … There’s a solution to coronavirus confusion – just use the ‘E’ word
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Morning Motivation and Positivity – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

April 2, 2020 | Comments Off

If you ever feel like Giving Up, with whatever it is, or you require some motivation, please feel free to call me. I’m available on: 07960872549 in the UK (0044) and am always happy to chat! Business News Coronavirus News Positive Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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Positive Welsh Business News – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 31, 2020 | Comments Off

New £500m Economic Resilience Fund Launched For Wales The fund will support firms of all sizes, including social enterprises By Rhys Gregory On Mar 30, 2020 Last updated Mar 31, 2020 0 Comments Photo credit: Matthew Horwood ShareFacebookTwitter First Minister Mark Drakeford has today announced a new £500m fund to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities experiencing a sharp drop in trading as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Economic Resilience Fund aims to plug the gaps in the support schemes already announced by the UK Government, including the Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, which will guarantee
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Lots of recent Positive Coronavirus News – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 30, 2020 | Comments Off

Some of our recent Archives for #PositiveCoronavirusNews Recruitment drive for NHS volunteers stopped now as levels reach 750,000… March 30, 2020 | Comments Offon Recruitment drive for NHS volunteers stopped now as levels reach 750,000… The NHS drove for volunteers have reached their target just two days after it was extended, the Royal Voluntary Service announced today. The recruitment drive has been such an overwhelming success that it has now been temporarily paused to allow the charity to process the torrent of applicants and work with the NHS to get the volunteer army up and running. Those who registered will be helping the
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Recruitment drive for NHS volunteers stopped now as levels reach 750,000…

March 30, 2020 | Comments Off

The NHS drove for volunteers have reached their target just two days after it was extended, the Royal Voluntary Service announced today. The recruitment drive has been such an overwhelming success that it has now been temporarily paused to allow the charity to process the torrent of applicants and work with the NHS to get the volunteer army up and running. Those who registered will be helping the health service perform ‘vital roles’ that will allow people to comply with strict government advice on self isolation and social distancing. Community response volunteers will collect and deliver shopping, medication or ‘other
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Positive Coronavirus News roundup… #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 30, 2020 | Comments Off

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home reportedly rehomed more than double their usual amount of cats and dogs last week. Pet shops were also cleared as people looked for a companion for the lockdown. British scientists have developed a new ventilator for the NHS in just a week – they hope the simple design will make it easy for manufacturers to produce en masse. Families in America, Canada and some parts of Britain, have been decking their houses like it’s Christmas with fairy lights, decorations and inflatables. Millions of the world’s poorest people will receive over 20 million hygiene and cleaning
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#Coronavirus: 500,000 sign up to NHS volunteer army – #PositiveCoronavirusNews…

March 30, 2020 | Comments Off

Over half a million people have now signed up as NHS volunteers in order to help vulnerable people amid the coronavirus crisis. This has totally smashed the NHS target of 250,000. Business News Coronavirus News Positive Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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Positive Coronavirus News – Global News – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Families in America, Canada and some parts of Britain, have been decking their houses like it’s Christmas with fairy lights, decorations and inflatables. Business News Coronavirus News Positive Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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Positive Coronavirus News – Science – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

British scientists have developed a new ventilator for the NHS in just a week – they hope the simple design will make it easy for manufacturers to produce en masse. Business News Coronavirus News Positive Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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Positive Coronavirus News – We have the Internet To Keep Us Connected – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

We have the internet to keep us connected… Before the internet, isolation would have been extremely lonely. But thanks to the advent of modern technology, it is easy to FaceTime & video call our loved ones and keep up with them on Social Media, making us feel much more connected then we otherwise would have. Dr Shmerling said: “We currently have ways to practice social distancing that preserve at least some social and medical connections. “People in isolation or quarantine can ask for help, visit friends, ‘see’ family and doctors virtually and provide updates on their condition.” Business News Coronavirus
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Positive Coronavirus News – Low Death Rates – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Most people recover From Coronavirus… While it may be a small constellation, especially to those who have lost loved ones, most people do recover from COVID-19. When compared with other coronaviruses such as SARS – which had a death rate of 11 percent – and MERS (34 percent), the death rate for COVID-19 is small, at just one percent. Dr Shmerling wrote: “Estimates now suggest that 99% of people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 will recover. “The loss of life related to this illness is terrible and far more cases are expected, but based on the fatality rates
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Positive Coronavirus News – Fund Raising – #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal has raised almost £11 million since launching a week ago (Weds 18). The first £2.5 million is now being distributed to front-line charities, which will deliver food to isolated people, help people recover after leaving hospital, and protect vulnerable children now schools are closed. Business News Coronavirus News Positive Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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5 Reasons to be positive – #PositiveCoronavirusNews…

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful Image copyrightEPAImage captionClapping events have become a common way to salute healthcare workers fighting the pandemic As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise worldwide, positivity is hard to come by. We are in the throes of a global health crisis that may last weeks, if not months. And yet there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful. As the pandemic has deepened, the worst of the crisis has brought out the best out in humanity. 1. Healthcare workers are being applauded worldwide. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers
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Positive Coronavirus News #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful: Image copyrightEPAImage captionClapping events have become a common way to salute healthcare workers fighting the pandemic As the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise worldwide, positivity is hard to come by. We are in the throes of a global health crisis that may last weeks, if not months. And yet there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful. As the pandemic has deepened, the worst of the crisis has brought out the best out in humanity. 1. Healthcare workers are being applauded worldwide. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers
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Royal Mint changed Tac and making Covid-19 Visors for NHS – Positive Coronavirus News #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 28, 2020 | Comments Off

Credit: Royal Mint The Royal Mint has begun mass manufacturing medical visors to protect frontline NHS staff from coronavirus. Based in Llantrisant, engineers at The Royal Mint developed a medically approved visor design which they can produce thousands of each day. The first batch of visors are already in use at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital in south Wales. Health care workers have expressed concern over the amount of PPEavailable to them, despite Welsh Government reassurance that there is enough to go around. The Royal Mint, usually known for making money and coins, are turning their focus to helping protect people against COVID-19
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Police ask train passengers why they travel as the coronoavirus blockade continues

March 27, 2020 | Comments Off

The police will stop the passengers on the train to question them about their movements as the coronavirus blockade continues, with everyone urged to… Police ask train passengers why they travel as the coronoavirus blockade continues
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Brexit: EU-UK meeting to continue via video link

March 27, 2020 | Comments Off

Copyright of the imagePA Media Caption of the image Michael Gove will not meet EU officials face to face for a whileA post-Brexit meeting between the… Brexit: EU-UK meeting to continue via video link
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Happy Friday – Enjoy this Funny #Coronavirus Song! #PositiveCoronavirusNews

March 27, 2020 | Comments Off

For more serious Coronavirus News please follow the link. Business News Coronavirus News and Sports News from Mike Armstrong – See https://mikearmstrong.me/news For Business Advice follow the link or visit one of our Blogs: Entrepreneur Zone | King of Marketing | The Voice of Social Media | Networking Grapevine | British Business News |
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All the latest UK & Global Coronavirus News from the BBC

March 27, 2020 | Comments Off

By Andrew McFarlane NHS staff saluted It was an emotional moment for those who took part – not least the NHS staff and care workers being saluted by the nation. The Royal Family and prime minister joined well-wishers who flocked to front doorsteps, balconies and windows on Thursday evening night to applaud those dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. It came after figures revealed the UK death toll rose from 475 to 578 in one day, with 11,658 confirmed cases. There will be additional support for the NHS from firefighters, who have agreed to drive ambulances and deliver essential
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All the latest Coronavirus News from the BBC – UK & Global News…

March 26, 2020 | Comments Off

By Andrew McFarlane Help for self-employed It seems self-employed people are about to get some of the help they have been demanding since the government agreed to pay 80% of the salary of staff kept on by employers during the coronavirus outbreak. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to reveal what’s in the package at a press conference later. It comes as MPs criticise banks for asking business owners to put up personal assets such as property – other than their family home – to secure loans. This is despite government promises to cover 80% of losses if the
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