As the impact of coronavirus continues to affect people and businesses around the country, Professional Adviser spoke to three advice professionals about their coronavirus preparations.
Last week coronavirus - proper name Covid-19 - was officially labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, meaning a global outbreak of a disease for which people do not have immunity. The seven days since have seen markets tumble, with the FTSE 100 experiencing its second worst day since its inception, worse even than the day Lehman Brothers collapsed. Broadcasters and newspapers have been full of back-to-back coronavirus-related updates. While a growing number of countries across the world have grounded flights and placed citizens in ‘lockdown', the UK has largely continued op...
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