Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all schools across the UK will close from Friday afternoon however children of critical workers including NHS workers, police officers and supermarket delivery drivers will still be looked after by schools and nurseries.
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British online supermarket Ocado has temporarily shut down its website to enable it to meet “high demand”.
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In response to requests from Industry, the Department for Transport has agreed to a temporary and limited urgent relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales for the drivers of vehicles involved in the delivery of food, non-food (personal care and household paper and cleaning) and over the counter pharmaceuticals.
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Amazon is temporarily suspending non-essential shipments to its warehouses in the US and UK and prioritising household staples, medical supplies and other high demand products until the 5 April to make space during the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Government ministers are in talks with takeaway delivery companies – Uber Eats, Deliveroo and JustEat to provide food and support to elderly and vulnerable people if they are forced to self-isolate over coronavirus, reports Sky News.
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