The pre-print study, which has yet to undergo peer review, concluded that those discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment for Covid-19 “face elevated rates of multiorgan dysfunction” and frequently require re-hospitalization, citing nearly 50,000 English patients reviewed in the research. “Of 47,780 individuals in hospital with Covid-19 over the study …
Read More »‘Every 30 seconds’ new Covid-19 patient admitted to hospital in England – NHS chief
“Staggeringly, every 30 seconds across England another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus,” Stevens told The Andrew Marr Show on the BBC. “So that means, for example, that between now and lunchtime this hospital would be full of new coronavirus patients,” the heath executive explained, while standing outside …
Read More »Next few weeks will be ‘worst’ of the pandemic despite national lockdown, England’s chief medical officer warns
The chief medical officer was speaking on BBC Breakfast, as part of his regular Q&A sessions with viewers, shortly after the UK government raised concerns that social distancing rules aren’t having the effect they had hoped for and floated the possibility that they are considering introducing tougher lockdown measures. “This …
Read More »One in 50 people in England has Covid-19, health chief reveals, also warning of further restrictions NEXT winter
England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty revealed the grim data, as he warned that the new form of the virus discovered in London and the south of England is now “taking off” across the country, saying “one in 50 is really quite a large number indeed.” The figure is equivalent …
Read More »Boris Johnson confirms new national lockdown for England as UK registers record Covid-19 cases
Describing the move as part of “a great national effort to fight Covid,” Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown until at least mid-February. By that time, Johnson said that “if things go well and with a fair wind,” all of the UK’s frontline health and social care workers, elderly, and clinically vulnerable will be vaccinated. …
Read More »Fewer than 400 healthy people under 60 have died of Covid in England, so it’s not wrong to question our response to the pandemic
Post-Christmas Covid-19 cabin fever has gripped Britain and, sick of arguing with their families, our rarely-sought, often-found self-appointed ‘experts’ are asking why, in a world that revolves pretty-much around themselves, they must stick by the current tier system restrictions. Everyone loves a good barney, particularly over the festive season, and …
Read More »London the new ‘hotspot’ as ONS says 1 in 85 people had Covid-19 in England last week
One in 85 people in England had Covid-19 last week, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday. The figures represent a stark increase from the previous week when one in 95 people were thought to have the virus. During the period studied, London has emerged …
Read More »Minister says ‘nothing is ruled out’ for England as Northern Ireland faces six-week post-Christmas Covid lockdown
Speaking on Friday, Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb told BBC Breakfast that the government would be considering all options in the fight against Covid-19 in England. Asked if there would be another national lockdown after a period of relaxed measures for Christmas, he said: “We think the tier system …
Read More »Bank of England warns of possible disruptions to UK’s financial system after Brexit
According to a report by the bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), most risks to financial stability have been mitigated. It said, however, that “Financial stability is not the same as market stability or the avoidance of any disruption to users of financial services. Some market volatility and disruption to financial …
Read More »England’s November lockdown to be extended throughout December if infection rate doesn’t go down, Gove confirms
Gove told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge that the government had hoped that a system of regional lockdown “could succeed” in curbing the surge in Covid-19 but, “unfortunately, over the course of the last two weeks the virus has been spreading faster than predicted.” The planned second lockdown across England would …
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