AS I write this in early April the world continues to be in crisis over COVID-19, with even the Prime Minister admitted to hospital with the virus. It is incredible how our lives have changed almost overnight; loved ones lost, jobs gone, income stopped, previously viable businesses going bust, th( general public told to stay indoors and still no end in sight. The finest scientific minds in the world are seemingly unable to agree as to the best way forward.Confor has produced an excellent guide for the industry as to how to cope with the virus and continues to discuss with the powers that be and get acceptance that much of what we do is a key job. Different companies have taken different views on whether they can continue to work, with the main decider seeming to be whether the work risks putting an extra strain on our overworked NHS. We are all in the dark about when restrictions might be lifted so in the meantime we can only obey government guidelines and leave the decisions to the experts.
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