In total, about 16,000 people have died with coronavirus in English and Welsh care homes (up to 23 October). Excess deaths in care homes – the number of deaths above average for that time of year – are as high as 25,500. Source link
NITI Aayog member VK Paul, who is also the chief of an expert panel coordinating efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in India, said on Sunday that the possibility of a second wave of infections during the winter season cannot be ruled out. He said it is likely to happen, despite the decline in the … Read more
Image copyright Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Image caption Clementine Stott said seeing a repeat of the peak of the pandemic was a “scary thought” but it was “positive” that hospitals were better able to prepare “The levels of anxiety amongst our staff that we may go back to what we saw in April is … Read more
Image copyright Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK is “now seeing a second wave” of Covid-19. Expanding “local” restrictions mean more than 13 million people (one-fifth of the UK population) have extra curbs on their lives. And the surge in cases is not contained to just the hotspots, but is widespread across the … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The UK could see a second spike in coronavirus cases if young people don’t follow social distancing rules, the health secretary says. A third of all cases in England last week were people aged between 20 and 29. “The numbers have been have been going up. And we’ve seen in other … Read more
Image caption University buildings have highly visible messages reminding students about safety messages Universities in the UK are being urged to scrap plans for face-to-face teaching until Christmas in order to prevent a second wave of coronavirus. Academics’ union, UCU, said more than a million students moving around the country was “a recipe for disaster”. … Read more