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What makes nursing homes a virus hotbed

Residents of nursing homes or similar facilities account for at least one-quarter of US deaths from Covid-19. The true figure might be a lot higher. The coronavirus has spread to nearly 7,000 nursing homes in all 50 states. In at least seven — Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia — more than half of all Covid-19 ...

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Ryanair taps UK loan plan, digs in for slow recovery

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc boosted its liquidity with a 600 million-pound ($726 million) loan backed by the UK government and said the coronavirus crisis will reduce passenger numbers by half over the next year. Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier is tapping Britain’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) as it digs in for a slow recovery that’s set to see a price ...

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Thai Airways one step closer to bankruptcy

Bloomberg Flag carrier Thai Airways International Pcl is a step closer to restructuring via a bankruptcy court after a key government panel backed the plan, which is due for consideration by the Cabinet on Tuesday. A committee that oversees policies for state-run enterprises agreed that the airline should seek such a rehabilitation, government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat told reporters in Bangkok ...

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