250,000 UK Deaths Predicted Unless Social Distancing Measures Ramped Up, Ministers Warned – The coronavirus outbreak will lead to the deaths of about 250,000 people in the UK unless more draconian measures are introduced, scientists have warned. [ind]

‘We Are At War’: Macron Orders French To Stay Home Over Coronavirus Epidemic – French President Emmanuel Macron repeatedly said “we are at war” against the coronavirus on Monday evening, as he ordered French people to stay at home for 15 days unless they had essential reasons to go out. [loc]

Italy May Soon Be Forced To Stop Treating Coronavirus Patients Over 80 – A plan for the next phase of Italy’s response lays out criteria for determining who gets intensive care treatment and who doesn’t. [vice]

WWE To Hold WrestleMania Without Fans – World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, will be missing a major aspect of the sports-entertainment: A live audience. [cnn]

Virgin Atlantic Asks Staff To Take Eight Weeks Of Unpaid Leave – The warning comes after many countries around the world closed borders or placed extra restrictions on arrivals. [sky]

Coronavirus Leaves 55 Dead In The UK After Toll Rises By Another 20 – The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has jumped to 55 after 20 people died in just 24 hours. [metro]

West End Shuts Down As Boris Johnson’s Advice Sparks Anger – Theatres in London’s West End and around the UK have shut after PM Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such venues as coronavirus spreads. [bbc]

How Does SA’s Covid-19 Approach Compare To International Best Practice? – As frustrating or obstructive as the measures might seem, the good news is that they are mostly based on international best practice. [dmav]

Advice From London As SA Goes Into Panic Buying Mode – There’s so much reporting about Coronavirus, but not much advice going on out there. Especially for people in countries like South Africa, who are just behind the rest of the world, and could benefit from their experience. [prac]

Photo Archive Of Life In Apartheid-Era South Africa To Be Auctioned – Collection of 1,000 rare studio images reveals a different side of people living in townships. [guardian]

Klein Karoo’s ‘Caracal’ Taking Bookings From September 2020 – Just 2,5 hours from Cape Town, the cliff-dangling, 4 bedroom (12-sleeper) mountain villa on Cabine du Cap’s 175 hectare estate, is this year’s dream getaway. [more]

Prince Andrew Is Delighted By US Travel Ban! – Social media is flooded with memes and dark humour from people determined to see the lighter side of coronavirus. [dm]

Namibia Reports First Two Cases Of Coronavirus, Imposes Travel Ban – Namibia is the latest in a growing list of sub-Saharan African countries to report their first cases of coronavirus. [dmav]

Met Gala Postponed Indefinitely In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic – The annual event, for which this year’s theme was “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” will not take place on the first Monday in May. [ew] Meghan must be incensed. 

Amazon Bans Sale Of Most Editions Of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf – Ban, which also includes other Nazi propaganda books, follows decades of campaigning by Holocaust charities. [guardian]

Know Your SA Employee / Employer Rights During The Coronavirus – Chat to an expert on TIMON and get the advice you need immediately. Ferdi Hartzenberg is a Labour law & HR specialist – you can call him any time on TIMON. [here]

This Is One Of The Largest Ice Age Structures Made Of Mammoth Bones – Hunter-gatherers in what’s now Russia constructed the massive ring around 25,000 years ago. [scinew]

Climate Change: The Rich Are To Blame, International Study Finds – The rich are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, a study by the University of Leeds of 86 countries claims. [bbc]

Ryan Reynolds And Blake Lively Donate $1 Million To Help Food Non-Profits – One of Hollywood’s most famous couples is helping feed those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. [cnn]

Vanessa Paradis Defends Ex Johnny Depp – In his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard and calls her abuse allegations ‘false facts’ [dm]

Cats Sweeps Razzie Awards For Worst Films Of The Year – It was ridiculed by critics and flopped at the box office. Now, Cats has officially been named the worst film of the year at the 2020 Golden Raspberry Awards. [stuff]

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