'We already know that frontline nurses, in hospitals, communities and care homes, are under huge strain, and anecdotally we're hearing that in some hospitals they are becoming increasingly thinly spread on the ground, as staff become unwell or have to isolate at the same time as demand on services continues to increase. … [Read more...] about Britain faces a shortage of nurses this winter with more than 40,000 vacancies in England alone as NHS fights Covid second wave
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‘To heal we must remember’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pray for the 400,000 Americans who have died of COVID on the eve of the inauguration as buildings light up across the country – and Trump spends his final hours in the White House
'When we get the country to be 70 percent to 85 percent vaccinated, and we get this blanket or umbrella of herd immunity so that the level of virus is so low in society that it's not really a threat to anybody, then we can start coming down on the stringency of the public health measures,' Fauci said. … [Read more...] about ‘To heal we must remember’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pray for the 400,000 Americans who have died of COVID on the eve of the inauguration as buildings light up across the country – and Trump spends his final hours in the White House
US COVID hospitalizations drop to their LOWEST point since January 2 and new cases fall in ten states – but Biden’s COVID experts predict death toll will hit 500,000 by next month as they race to vaccinate 100 million in 100 days
There is no evidence that the new variant causes more severe illness or is transmitted differently, and mask wearing and other precautions still work, the CDC said. Scientists have also expressed confidence that the vaccines are still effective against it. … [Read more...] about US COVID hospitalizations drop to their LOWEST point since January 2 and new cases fall in ten states – but Biden’s COVID experts predict death toll will hit 500,000 by next month as they race to vaccinate 100 million in 100 days
Fury as Boris Johnson ‘sacrifices’ family Christmas for 20m with Tier 4 lockdown and bubbles axed
Boris Johnson today cancelled Christmas for millions as he put London, the South East and East in Tier 4 lockdown A new mutant strain of Covid-19 is becoming the "dominant variant" of the disease and may be up to 70% more contagious All Brits have been told to stay local during the festive season Christmas bubbles in Tiers 1, 2 and 3 have been cut to just 24 hours on December 25 Non-essential shops and gyms in Tier 4 areas must be closed from midnight Those in Tier 4 will be able to meet only one other person outdoors - but must not stay overnight from home Wales will go into lockdown from tonight and people can 'bubble' for Christmas day only Scotland banned travel from the rest of the UK to stop the new strain spreading and will go into the toughest lockdown measures on Boxing Day In England, the PM warned the nation he could not ignore the terrifying new strain and vowed: "We have to act to protect the public." … [Read more...] about Fury as Boris Johnson ‘sacrifices’ family Christmas for 20m with Tier 4 lockdown and bubbles axed
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: A bloodhound with the colic… Geoffrey Palmer, doyen of TV husbands, dies aged 93
That expression of chronic dyspepsia became familiar to millions through comedies such as The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, in which he was brother-in-law Jimmy, a military man forever on the scrounge with the catchphrase: ‘Bit of a cock-up on the catering front.’ The character even got his own spin-off series, Fairly Secret Army. … [Read more...] about CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: A bloodhound with the colic… Geoffrey Palmer, doyen of TV husbands, dies aged 93
