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All of Nottinghamshire is expected to be dragged into Tier Three restrictions amid spiralling coronavirus cases, as West Yorkshire teeters on the brink of the toughest measures – and Hull faces being moved into Tier Two. Crisis talks were called with the four of the eight local authorities – Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Mansfield and Newark – … Read more
The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases reported in a single week with more than 481,300 as infections continue to surge across the Midwest and the South. The seven-day moving average of new daily cases stood at 68,767 after Sunday – the highest peak since late July and a 5.9 percent increase … Read more
NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals revealed in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from next Tuesday. It runs both the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, as … Read more
NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals said in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from Tuesday, October 20. It runs the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s hospital and … Read more
Broadway star Anthony Chisholm who starred on Oz and in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq dies aged 77 By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 04:14 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 04:14 BST, 17 October 2020 Broadway star Anthony Chisholm, who also acted on the HBO drama Oz and in Spike Lee’s film Chi-Raq, has died aged … Read more
Donald Trump has urged European leaders to be ‘strong and vigilant’ after a ‘big spike in the China plague’, promising that the disease ‘will run its course’ The US president, who tested positive for the disease ten days ago and has been strongly criticsed for his virus response, promised that ‘vaccines and cures are coming … Read more
The number of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales has spiked for the third week in a row, official figures show. There were 215 fatalities with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate in the week ending September 25, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This marked a 55 per cent rise in the 139 … Read more
Coronavirus cases are soaring in every part of London except Camden, according to official data. The capital city so far seems to have been spared the worst of Britain’s second wave of Covid-19, which has been concentrated in the north of England. But signs are emerging that the virus is rebounding in London, with some … Read more
Boris Johnson admits Eat Out to Help Out scheme might have helped fuel spike in coronavirus cases but says it was crucial to save ‘hundreds of thousands of jobs’ Boris Johnson admitted the Eat Out to Help Out scheme might have fueled cases PM insisted popular subsidy was essential to save hundreds of thousands of … Read more
The second wave of coronavirus rolling across Europe is still only a tenth of the size of the first, data suggests. Some 300,000 people are being diagnosed with the disease on the continent every week, but scientists estimate that figure was at least 3million back in April. Only 200,000 positive tests were being recorded weekly … Read more