They say we're going to experience both a baby boom and a spike in divorce cases when all of this is over. The future baby-makers are using the downtime to master the art of Tantra and swing from the chandeliers. The future divorcees are counting down the days until they can finally be free.
Figures from data infrastructure companies show that web traffic over the last week is 50pc higher than the annual average.
At 11am, the numbers in receipt of unemployment benefit in March will be published. They are likely to show a historic increase in the hundreds of thousands.
Can a pandemic help your company's business? Let's face it: a handful are sure to benefit. Netflix is booming. Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become indispensable for some businesses. And new services like HouseParty are seeing breakthroughs due to bored teens looking for alternatives to FaceTime or WhatsApp.
Q There are more delays in testing for coronavirus. What is the problem?
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers yesterday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900.
The logjam in coronavirus testing is now leaving some patients waiting two weeks to find out if they are positive for the virus.
