The Exeter and Manchester Nightingale hospitals are also currently being used but Mr Hopson said such facilities are the "last-resort insurance policy" as they are not "purpose-built for health and care" and require the diversion of staff. … [Read more...] about Overwhelmed hospitals may start ‘offloading Covid patients to care homes’ again
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‘Daddy isn’t waking up’: Heartbroken widow reveals how her husband, 29, collapsed without warning at home on Christmas Day and was found by their daughter, 3, as they prepared to go for a walk
'But, because he had what's classed as a pre-existing condition, he could not find a company willing to give him life insurance. He knew he may have to pay a premium and didn't mind that, but still had no luck. … [Read more...] about ‘Daddy isn’t waking up’: Heartbroken widow reveals how her husband, 29, collapsed without warning at home on Christmas Day and was found by their daughter, 3, as they prepared to go for a walk
Death of the rush-hour: Home workers fuel 35% fall in congestion during morning and evening peak times – as interactive graphic reveals how much traffic volumes shrank in 25 UK cities in 2020
More car journeys in current lockdown Analysis by the RAC has also confirmed suspicions that car use by drivers in the current - and third - national lockdown has not fallen to the same extent as it did during the first coronavirus restrictions last March. … [Read more...] about Death of the rush-hour: Home workers fuel 35% fall in congestion during morning and evening peak times – as interactive graphic reveals how much traffic volumes shrank in 25 UK cities in 2020
Small businesses hail Supreme Court ruling forcing insurers to pay out for losses from first Covid lockdown – with tens of thousands of firms in line for £1.2bn windfall (including Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs’s luxury hotel chain!)
The insurance companies had several arguments why they should not have to pay. Some said their business interruption clauses were only activated if a local disease caused a business to suffer. Because the coronavirus lockdown was nationally mandated, insurers argued they did not have to pay out. … [Read more...] about Small businesses hail Supreme Court ruling forcing insurers to pay out for losses from first Covid lockdown – with tens of thousands of firms in line for £1.2bn windfall (including Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs’s luxury hotel chain!)
Covid deaths in care homes DOUBLE in a fortnight with 1,260 victims in England last week, official data shows
Executive director Vic Rayner said: 'Aside from those care homes operating designated settings who have now received indemnity, care providers continue to struggle to negotiate affordable insurance cover – with many seeing substantial increases to insurance premiums, restrictions and exclusions that prevent adequate cover for Covid-19-related claims. … [Read more...] about Covid deaths in care homes DOUBLE in a fortnight with 1,260 victims in England last week, official data shows
