Schools to shut as deaths rise to 104
GLASTONBURY festival has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have said.
The music festival, due to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, is among a long list of highprofile events pushed back or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael and Emily Eavis, the event’s organisers, confirmed that tickets for this year would roll over into 2021.
SCHOOLS across the UK are to close to all pupils except those of key workers, as Boris Johnson urged the public to continue heeding health advice to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Mr Johnson said schools in England will close their gates tomorrow until further notice, but urged parents not to leave children in the care of grandparents or older relatives who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus.
He said meals and vouchers would be provided for pupils who currently receive free school lunches, but said “exams will not take place as planned in May and June”.
The decision was also announced by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson in the House of Commons.
The move comes as the Welsh Government said all schools will close for an early
A post on Twitter announced the news, saying: “We are so sorry to announce this, but we are going to have to cancel Glastonbury 2020. Tickets for this year will roll over to next year.”
Glastonbury, which draws
Easter break by tomorrow at the latest, just minutes before First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced schools in Scotland will also close by the end of the week. Schools in Northern Ireland closed with immediate effect yesterday.
To date, 104 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK.
Meanwhile, the UK’s biggest supermarket around 200,000 people to farmland in Somerset, was due to take place from June 24-28. Last week, US rapper Kendrick Lamar was announced as the third headliner, joining Taylor Swift and Sir Paul McCartney. has become the latest grocer to limit the number of products customers can buy in stores, as it tries to cope with the huge demand from the Covid-19 outbreak. Tesco said shoppers will be limited to buying just three products per line from today.
Chief executive Dave Lewis added all counter services will close, to free up staff to restock shelves, and a priority hour will be launched at larger stores between 9am and 10am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Online grocer Ocado.com also announced it would be shutting down its entire website and app until Saturday, to allow for changes to ensure more delivery slots are available.
Anyone with an order due will still receive their delivery while the website is down, Ocado added.