Here is the daily Covid roundup Test and Trace issues NHS Test and Trace chief Baroness Harding acknowledged that financial difficulties could be one of the factors in people failing to stay at home for the 14-day self-isolation period. A payment of £500 is available for those on lower […]
Here is your daily Covid roundup New Rapid testing clinic opens John Bell and Croyden the renowned pharmacy emporium in London’s Harley Street Medical Area has announced the launch of a new same day and next day coronavirus testing service in partnership with The Regenerative Clinic. The testing service, […]
TYNE and Wear residents are determined to get outdoors and enjoy walks during the second lockdown. Even with shorter days and harsher weather, locals are keen to explore further afield. Franco Cantonais, one local resident of Jesmond, Newcastle said: “I could probably draw every inch of it [Jesmond Dene] from […]
THE iconic Fenwick’s Christmas window in Newcastle is traditionally a huge draw for parents and grandparents with children in tow, all queueing up to enjoy its fantasy festive spirit and marvel at its puppets and construction. This year – thanks to the pandemic – it will be unveiled virtually online. […]
Test and trace system ‘hasn’t helped control UK virus spread’ The NHS Test and Trace system has made no difference to the spread of coronavirus in the UK, a scientist has warned. James Naismith, professor of structural biology at Oxford University, said the system was only reaching a fraction of […]
AFTER an increase in “desperately sick” COVID-19 patients in October, and more patients in intensive care than in April; NHS England will be brought back to its highest alert level at midnight tonight. Chief of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens said that the move to level four was in preparation […]
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Covid test result delay Just 26.4% of people who were tested for Covid-19 in England in the week ending October 28 at a regional site, local site or mobile testing unit – a so-called “in-person” test – received their result within 24 […]
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Disease expert: releasing safe but unproven vaccines would be ‘wrong’ Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at the University of Oxford, said potential Covid-19 treatments that have been demonstrated to be safe but not yet proven to […]
Military-run mass testing trial set for Liverpool this week Mass daily testing delivered partly by the military is set to launch in Liverpool on Friday. City mayor Joe Anderson told the BBC: “It is going to start on Friday of this week. Logistically, we are talking to the armed forces […]
Nic Eatch explores how Covid-19, remote working, fashion trends, pricing and other factors have affected sales figures of formal attire. He talks to senior business leaders, James Evans and Adam Bartlett from the world of tech, and discovers the German meaning of “Feierabend”. HOW does a socially-sterilised and office barred […]