Brazil's far-right president has claimed that "as an athlete" he would have nothing to worry about were he to contract coronavirus, as he pushed back against lockdown measures.
Health insurers have said it is too early to say if people with cover will be refunded premiums due to the State taking over the private hospitals.
Lambing is in full swing on our farm, with the Lanark Blackface ewes coming on stream with their Mule lambs and Lanark lambs. The next few weeks will be busy.
Land sales are being hit by the coronavirus emergency with auctions being abandoned in favour of private treaty sales. However, for now, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV), which represents the majority of rural-based estate agents, is leaving it up to each auctioneer to decide how best to proceed.
We are living in extraordinary times. One wonders will the world be the same when the days of Covid-19 disappear in the rear-view mirror.
Fifteen years ago, dairy farmer Sean Condon realised he had to make some changes if he wanted to stay afloat.
New York has become the centre of America's coronavirus outbreak with confirmed cases soaring and a major shortage of hospital beds expected, triggering alarm in the White House.
