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• Confirmed cases of coronavirus in York and North Yorkshire rises

  19-03-2020 21:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in York and North Yorkshire has risen today, according to Public Health England.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York Hospital shuts restaurants to the public

  19-03-2020 20:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Hospital has closed restaurants on its site to members of the public amid the ongoing coronavirus battle.
  
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• Coronavirus cleaning: Firm disinfects Thirsk for free

  19-03-2020 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chad Campbell is sanitising public areas of Thirsk in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• WATCH: Nurse's tearful plea over finding supermarket shelves empty after 48-hour shift

  19-03-2020 19:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRITICAL care nurse has made a tearful plea for people to stop stockpiling food – when she stopped at the supermarket after a 48-hour shift to find the shelves empty.
  
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• WATCH: Nurse's tearful plea after finding supermarket shelves empty after 48-hour shift

  19-03-2020 19:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRITICAL care nurse has made a tearful plea for people to stop stockpiling food – when she stopped at the supermarket after a 48-hour shift to find the shelves empty.
  
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• ‘We can send coronavirus packing in this country’ - Boris Johnson

  19-03-2020 19:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BORIS Johnson has told the nation he is “absolutely confident that we can send coronavirus packing in this country” and the tide can be turned within the next 12 weeks.
  
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• Coronavirus: Nurse's despair as panic-buyers clear shelves

  19-03-2020 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The exhausted critical care nurse says that people need to make sure everyone can get healthy food.
  
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• Co-op to create 5,000 jobs - to help those impacted by coronavirus

  19-03-2020 18:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CO-OP is to create 5,000 new jobs - to help people who may be out of work due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Newby Hall set to open gardens with precautions

  19-03-2020 18:07 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AS TOURIST attractions are closing across the nation, Newby Hall Gardens is still hoping to open on April 1.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Young people urged not to get complacent about social distancing

  19-03-2020 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Young people are being warned not to be complacent over Covid-19 as the Government's scientific advisers urged the public to keep up social distancing measures to protect themselves.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York schools make plans to look after children of 'key workers'

  19-03-2020 17:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PREPARATIONS are being put in place to keep a small number of schools in York partially open in the weeks ahead to look after the children of key workers.
  
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• Shops close in York centre - but several remain open

  19-03-2020 17:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SEVERAL shops in the Coppergate have closed due to the coronavirus - but many remain open for businesses.
  
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• Coronavirus: Train cancellations due to outbreak

  19-03-2020 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A decrease in travel and an increase in staff absence has affected several routes.
  
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• Coronavirus: Parents to receive vouchers in place of school meals

  19-03-2020 15:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PARENTS across the UK are set to get supermarket vouchers in place of school meals as the government orders all schools to close to the majority of students at the end of the week.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: John Lewis and Waitrose announce limits on some purchases

  19-03-2020 14:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  John Lewis and Waitrose have become the latest retailers to announce limits on the purchase of some items amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS AND YOU: York medic shares immunity tips

  19-03-2020 14:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  "We are not powerless" – York doctor tells us how to boost our immunity to fight off coronavirus. MAXINE GORDON reports
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Tips to help children through the uncertainty of school closures

  19-03-2020 13:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PSYCHOLOGISTS have offered advice to schools, parents and carers dealing wiht the unprecedented school closures
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: The LEAST popular items left on the shelves by panic buyers

  19-03-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE all know which items have been at the top of panic buyers' shopping lists this week but what about the items that are being left on the shelves?
  
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• St Leonard's Hospice affected by coronavirus

  19-03-2020 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HOSPICE in North Yorkshire has taken the decision to suspend some services and postpone fundraising events due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Visit York Tourism Awards will host 'virtual' ceremony to reveal winners

  19-03-2020 13:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Visit York Tourism Awards will not go ahead due to the escalating uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Thousands of driving tests cancelled

  19-03-2020 12:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of learners have had their driving tests cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: School exams cancelled but students will still get grades

  19-03-2020 12:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUPILS whose exams have been cancelled to stop the coronavirus spread will still get grades so they can still go to college or university.
  
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• LETTER: Did York market’s food stalls really have to close because of the virus?

  19-03-2020 10:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  How does the closure of the food stalls on York Market make sense (Shambles market and visitor centre shut, March 17)?
  
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• More school updates expected today - Education Secretary

  19-03-2020 10:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Education Secretary, Gavin Willaimson, has said the full list of key workers whose children can still attend school amid the spread of coronavirus, will be published later today.
  
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• LETTER: We'll have to extend Brexit transition deadline in light of virus crisis

  19-03-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The United Kingdom, and indeed the rest of the world, is facing an existential crisis due to Covid-19. The virus is potentially creating the most significant health risk and economic crises for100 years; since 1919 and 1929 respectively.
  
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• Two doctor surgeries close in York - as appointments move to phone call

  19-03-2020 10:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Medical Group has closed two surgeries in York, and all doctors appointments will be moved to phone calls.
  
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• The heartache of being motherless on Mother's Day

  19-03-2020 10:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE sun was creeping through a chink in the curtains when I went into her room. I was rushing for work and needed her hairdryer. When the paramedics arrived, my hair was still damp.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Safety measures for rail passengers and staff

  19-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRAIN companies operating in York say they are taking steps to reduce the spread of coronavirus and safeguard both passengers and staff.
  
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• Businesses on the brink need promised support 'immediately' to survive

  19-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SMALL businesses say they need immediate access to the Chancellor's 'unprecedented' financial support to survive.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Shambles Market to reopen after temporary closure

  19-03-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SHAMBLES Market is to reopen today (Thursday) after it was temporarily closed down yesterday.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Families 'desperately worried' about rent and sick pay

  19-03-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORKERS in York have voiced fears about how they will pay their rent and live on £94 a week statutory sick pay (SSP) when self-isolating.
  
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• Coronavirus: What are independent supermarkets doing to help?

  19-03-2020 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As shoppers stockpile in response to coronavirus, how are independent shops coping?
  
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