Tag: Swine flu
InsureandGo protect Big Gig against swine flu
UK insurer InsureandGo are providing Katherine Jenkins, Boyzone, Diversity and James Morrison with £1m of swine flu insurance for their performances at The Big Gig Weekend in Shepton Mallet at the end of September. Kevin Newton, property tycoon and promoter of the event, has taken out the unique insurance in a bid to offer some [...]
Police in swine flu festival plan
Lothian and Borders Police has made contingency plans in case there is a swine flu outbreak among staff during the Edinburgh Festival. Assistant Chief Constable Mike McCormick said he had spoken with neighbouring forces about “borrowing” officers if his staff got the virus. He told BBC Scotland news website he would use non-operational officers at [...]
Michael Eavis, Glastonbury ‘threatened by swine flu’
Michael Eavis has reportedly called an emergency meeting amid fears that Glastonbury could be affected by swine flu. The festival organiser is concerned that further outbreaks of the virus in the UK could mount pressure on him to cancel this year’s event. “So many people gathered in one place is a risk, and if the [...]
Events Industry at risk as insurers refuse swine flu cover
Organisers of festivals, sports events, conferences and film shoots could be liable for costs running into tens of millions of pounds because they cannot get insurance against the risk of a swine flu pandemic. Almost no insurers are currently offering cover for the impact of the virus, industry experts say. That means that anyone seeking [...]
Isle of Man TT organiser – Too early to worry about swine flu
Swine flu fears aren’t going to derail this year’s TT preparations, according to organisers. The outbreak of the disease has caused concerns around the world, with warnings it could spread to become a pandemic. But with no cases in the Isle of Man and only a handful in Europe, motorsport director for the Department of [...]
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