Day: October 12, 2020
‘This is what a second wave looks like’
October 12, 2020The first thing that strikes me is the ages of the patients filling the critical care beds. The faces of COVID-19 victims seared into our collective consciousness are mostly elderly. Not exclusively but overwhelmingly. But as I walk through Warrington hospital’s intensive care unit I see that many of these patients are not old. There’s […]
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Coronavirus news – live: Scientists called for urgent lockdown three weeks ago, documents confirm as Johnson grilled over new restrictions
October 12, 2020Millions of people in England are facing tougher restrictions on their social and work lives after Boris Johnson announced a new coronavirus alert system and ordered the shutdown of pubs and bars across Merseyside. The move came after government medical advisers gave a chilling warning that hospitals are now treating more patients for Covid-19 than […]
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Nottingham has the highest infection rate in England – so why has it avoided toughest rules?
October 12, 2020There will “inevitably” be inconsistencies in the new three-tier lockdown system, Boris Johnson says, as it emerged the city with the highest infection rate in England will avoid the strictest COVID-19 rules. Nottingham will be placed in the “high” category of coronavirus alert levels – the middle tier between “medium” and “very high” – when […]
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The Guardian view on Covid failures: PM eroded trust when he needed it most | Editorial
October 12, 2020Boris Johnson’s decision to give English local councils and metro mayors a role in suppressing the spread of coronavirus is a small step in the right direction. Mr Johnson has been outpaced by the virus for months while touting plans to defeat the disease. None have worked, which is why he is having to ask […]
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UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus
October 12, 2020At a media briefing on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health officials typically aim to achieve herd immunity by vaccination. Tedros noted that to obtain herd immunity from a highly infectious disease such as measles, for example, about 95% of the population must be immunized. “Herd immunity is achieved by protecting people from […]
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Love Island’s Alexandra Cane ‘shaken’ after getting phone stolen by cyclist in the street
October 12, 2020Alexandra Cane was left ‘shaken’ after she was mugged by a cyclist while she was walking down the street on Sunday. The Love Island star revealed her phone was stolen by a man on a bicycle in Shoreditch, London. The 29-year-old urged her fans to stay safe while walking around in east London as there […]
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The six best independent plant shops in London you’ve never heard of
October 12, 2020The pandemic has not been kind on the economy, especially small companies who rely on footfall to survive. There’s never been a more important time to support local businesses; buying everything from your groceries to plants from independent shops. With that mind, we have put together a list of the top five places to pick […]
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Grenfell landlord called safety campaigner an antagonist, inquiry told
October 12, 2020Tenant organisation singled out Ed Daffarn, who later escaped the burning tower Ed Daffarn, survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer A Grenfell Tower resident who campaigned for safety was described as an “antagonist” by the council landlord, the inquiry into the 2017 disaster has heard. Paul Dunkerton, a project manager for […]
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London to be put under tier 2 restrictions ‘within days’
October 12, 2020New restrictions on the capital seem likely by the end of the week as coronavirus cases continue to rise. As more than 7,700 cases in London are being recorded a week the city is expected to be put into tier two under the Government’s new three-tier system that could see a ban on households mixing […]
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