Saturday 13 March
Day 362
Cases rose again in italy. Shops etc closed again. Bleak in other parts of Europe too.
Police accused of violence at the (unauthorised) vigil for Sarah Everard (murdered by a serving policeman) and the right for women to feel safe on the street. Ironic.
Sunday 14 March
Day 363
Mother's Day.
Monday 15 March
Day 364
Hairdressers reopened in Wales. Have to wait until 16 April in England.
First cuddle with Nico for ages.
Luca made fruit cobbler.
Bassetlaw had the highest cv rates in Notts.
Nine EU countries have suspended use of the AZ vaccine, others not using current batch because of fears over blood clots and side effects.
Third lockdown in Italy - who were the first to impose original lockdown exactly two weeks before the UK.
Ministers said second lockdown should have started earlier. Lessons weren't learned after first wave.
5,089 new cases. 64 deaths. 125,580 total deaths. 24.5m vaccinated - 46% of adult population.
Tuesday 16 March
Day 365
Prince Phillip home from hospital.
Wednesday 17 March
Day 366
EU looking for better vaccine rollout, saying some countries (UK!) are receiving more than them. Plus they are wasting the AZ vaccine atm by not using it.
Carol home from the hospice. Pain controlled but lots of confusion and vivid dreams.
5878 new cv cases. 141 deaths. 125,831 total deaths. Over 25m vaccinated.
Thursday 18 March
Day 367
AZ given the all clear by MRHA.
Nico's first solids.
Supply issues from India will slow down supplies in April meaning 5m less vaccines done.. which coincides exactly with when UK lockdown is predicted to be eased.
6,303 new cases. 108 deaths. 125,926 total deaths.
Friday 19 March
Day 368
Paris, parts of France and other countries back in lockdown and EU ministers said there was not enough vaccine to prevent another wave.
4,802 new cases. 101deaths. 126,926 total deaths. Nearly half the adult population now vaccinated.
Saturday 20 March
Day 369
Finished quilt started in 1979! For Luisa. Need to change red and blue circles.
Already started another one for Ema.
Carol fell over again.
Luisa did an Irish quiz.
Sunday 21 March
Day 370
Census day except for Scotland where it will be held next year.
Scientists say that foreign travel is unlikely this summer.
Monday 22 March
Day 371
Carol taken by ambulance to Bassetlaw hospital.
17 deaths - lowest for 6 months (but it is a Monday!)
Boris warned that the third wave will "wash up on our shores" as numbers in Europe increase again.
Tuesday 23 March
Day 372
A minute's silence held to mark one year since the start of the first lockdown.
Carol given a private room and 2 family members allowed to visit 24/7.
Wednesday 24 March
Day 373
Over to Bassetlaw hospital.
Thursday 25 March
Day 374
Friday 26 March
Day 375
Saturday 27 March
Day 376
Sunday 28 March
Day 377
Monday 29 March
Day 378
Carol died 💕
Lifting of some restrictions.
Tuesday 30 March
Day 379
Over 4,000 new cases. 56 deaths. 126,670 total deaths.
Wednesday 31 March
Day 380
Thursday 1 April
Day 381
Over to Retford to go to Bassetlaw hospital with homemade goods for the ward.
Ian won Luisa's raffle.
Friday 2 April
Day 382
Saturday 3 April
Day 383
Easter drop-in meals - Luisa even made rabbit pastry shapes on her potato hash 😁
Family quiz - we hosted it with a loose theme of family. Julie and Ian won.
Sunday 4 April
Day 384
Easter Sunday.
10 deaths. 126,836 total. 31.5m people now vaccinated.
Mike made big Sunday roasts for Monday club.
Monday 5 April
Day 385
Confirmation that hairdressers, pubs, gym will open from 12 April.
Finished second version of Luisa's quilt - replaced about 50 hexagons so no red or blue circles.
Tests available for everyone from Friday.
2762 new cases. 26 deaths. 126,862 total deaths.
Tuesday 6 April
Day 386
Nico has a tooth 🦷
Started Ema's quilt - will not take too long as over 100 'flowers' already sewn whilst making Luisa's quilt.
Wednesday 7 April
Day 387
Round to Ema's for outside meet up. Very cold but nice to see everyone. All smelt of woodsmoke when we got home.
Ema made a delicious lamb and apricot tagine for Monday club.
Thursday 8 April
Day 388
Chile made to enforce strict lockdown again. With one third of the country innoculated the country was looked on as a good example but restrictions were relaxed too soon and covid cases soared once more.
Ema made another Monday club meal - spinach and mushroom lasagne. Delicious!
Friday 9 April
Day 389
Duke of Edinburgh died.
Saturday 10 April
Day 390
Family quiz.
Sunday 11 April
Day 391
Unexpected snow which fell, thawed slightly then froze. Very pretty.
7 deaths - lowest since 13 September. 127,087 total deaths. Over 32m first vaccine doses given - 61% of adult population. Over 7m have now received both doses.
Monday 12 April
Day 392
Lovely but cold walk at Rivington.
Pubs etc open.
3,568 new covid cases. 13 deaths. 127,100 total deaths.
