Manufacturers need to “urgently increase” their production of critical supplies like gowns and gloves as health-care workers around the world try to treat a growing number of patients infected with COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s top official says. CBC | World News
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Office workers spend 30 minutes a day trying to work out IT systems
Office workers spend more than half an hour each day – struggling to figure out their tech or IT systems. A study of 2,000 office employees found more than a third believe their lack of IT skills gets in the way of them doing their job effectively. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »U.S. whistleblower: Federal workers had no protection while helping coronavirus evacuees
A U.S. government whistleblower has filed a complaint alleging that some federal workers did not have the necessary protective gear or training when they were deployed to help Americans evacuated from China during the coronavirus outbreak. CBC | World News
Read More »Car tax 2020 changes could see rise in electric cars as workers set to snap up deals
CAR TAX changes set to be introduced in April will see a fresh surge in the uptake of company cars with electric vehicles set to be the first off the shelf, according to data from experts. Daily Express :: Cars Feed
Read More »China says more than 1,700 health workers infected in coronavirus outbreak
A new coronavirus is taking a growing toll on Chinese health workers on the front line of the fight to stop it, a top official said on Friday, as authorities reported more than 5,000 new cases, including more than 120 deaths. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus confirmed in Majorca – Airport workers demand masks & gloves
CORONAVIRUS has been detected for the first time in the Balearics after a British man tested positive for the illness. In a bid to stop the spread of infection, workers at Majorca’s airport are now calling for masks and gloves. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Boris Johnson’s Brexit immigration ‘plan to SLASH unskilled EU workers’ by 90,000-a-year
BORIS JOHNSON is set to shake up the immigration system with a series of changes in post-Brexit Britain. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals
Hong Kong hospitals are cutting services as medical workers strike for a second day to demand the borders with mainland China be shut completely to ward off a virus that caused its first death in the territory CBC | World News
Read More »World War 3: Iran risks US backlash by jailing charity workers over ‘CIA spy’ claims
IRAN has sentenced two charity workers to prison after accusing them of spying for the CIA the country’s judiciary spokesman has confirmed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Cabin crew exposed to more radiation than nuclear plant workers – are passengers at risk?
FLIGHTS can prove a worrying experience for anxious fliers worried about the risk of crashing or being hijacked, for instance. But what about radiation – is this something plane passengers should be concerned about? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
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