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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: NhS Set tO CANCel NON-URgeNt OpS

sity of London said it

had expected up to

4,000 people from

more than 100

countries – including

international

students with friends

and family – to have

attended its ceremony on Tuesday at

the Barbican Centre.

Pro vice-chancellor Chris Cobb

added: “We have taken the difficult

decision to postpone the event due to

the ongoing coronavirus issue. We

regret the inconvenience caused.”

Italy, which is the worst hit country

in Europe, announced it was closing all

schools and universities until

mid-March. The death toll there has

now risen to 107 while 2,706 people

have tested positive.

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doing the right thing.”

Some universities have

postponed graduation

ceremonies over

coronavirus fears.

Buckingham

University and the

University of London

revealed they had called off the events

this month to minimise the risks to

students and their guests. The Univer-

one rather than day four as current

rules state. The PM said those staying

at home are “helping to protect all of us

by slowing the spread of the virus”.

He added: “If we ask people to

self-isolate, they may lose out

financially. The Health Secretary will

bring forward measures to allow the

payment of statutory sick pay from the

very first day you are sick.

“Nobody should be penalised for

Early evidence suggests for those with

serious conditions the risk rises to one

in 50 dying. For those aged over 80 it is

thought to be one in 33.

The NHS has already declared the

outbreak a Category 4 incident – the

highest state of alert.

Boris Johnson yesterday announced

new sick pay changes as part of

emergency coronavirus legislation so

anyone self-isolating is paid from day

THE WAVE IS COMING

A t A glANCe

36 new UK cases

takes the toll to 87

Chief medical

officer warns Brits

WILL die

Sony & Nike shut

their sites in Britain

Airlines slash prices

and Flybe folds

Deserted streets

and empty shelves

Rugby behind

closed doors, threat to

London Marathon

and Glastonbury

Bond’s a

casualty

It is almost

certain there

will be more

cases and we

would expect

some deaths

PROF CHRIS WHITTY chief

medical officer, england

Nurses in swab trial in Antrim

N .IRelANd

long wait Craig in the movie

as the disease hits air travel.

There were also fears for the

economy with worried people

staying away from shops and

public transport.

No Time To Die’s producers

Michael G Wilson and Barbara

Broccoli said the movie was

delayed “after careful

consideration and evaluation of

the global theatrical

marketplace” amid fears box

office takings would plummet.

Bosses tweeted: “The film

will be released in the UK on

November 12.” It is hoped

coronavirus will be under

control by then. The British

Bond premiere was scheduled

to take place on March 31 at the

Royal Albert Hall in London.

It is the first major movie to

have its release delayed due to

the coronavirus outbreak.

Two 007 fan sites, MI

Confidential and The James

Bond Dossier, had urged bosses

to postpone its release. They

said: “It is time to put public

health above marketing.”

Cinemas in Italy and China –

where Bond earns tens of

millions in ticket sales – are

closed over the outbreak.

The 25th film in the Bond

franchise marks Craig’s fifth

and final time as the spy.

notice Delay announcement

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