June 21: Coronavirus 13 June -

Sunday 13 June

Day 454

Carol's headstone.

Monday 14 June

Day 455

Short break in a pod at Hobbit Hill.

Removal of lockdown restrictions delayed until 19 July.

Tuesday 15 June

Day 456

Sunshine and a pheasant!

Walked the Tolkien trail.

Wednesday 16 June

Day 457

Mike the pheasant whisperer 😁

Forecast of thunderstorms after all the warm weather - though we didn't even get rain in the end.. 🤣

Covid vaccines to be made compulsory for all care home workers.

UK now has highest covid rates in Europe.

Thursday 17 June

Day 458

Friday 18 June

Day 459

More covid cases amongst younger people and those who are unvaccinated.

Saturday 19 June

Day 460

First draft of ticket for Carol's charity evening.

Sunday 20 June

Day 461

JP's birthday. Went round for pizza. 

Monday 21 June

Day 462

David and Christine called in on their way to Liverpool. Went for lunch at the Vic - Luisa working. Scaffolding taken down.

Tuesday 22 June

Day 463

Wednesday 23 June

Day 464

Day in Manchester with Sue to visit the Grayson Perry exhibition.

Thursday 24 June

Day 465

Over to Liverpool for afternoon with David and Christine.

Friday 25 June

Day 466

Matt Hancock breached his own guidelines 🙄

Trip to RHS Bridgewater at Salford.

18 deaths. Over 50,000 new cases.

Saturday 26 June

Day 467

Good quiz with Miguel reading famous catch phrases 🤣

Sunday 27 June

Day 468

Monday 28 June

Day 469

Bike ride. 17.5 miles.

Lola's birthday.

Over 32.5m have now had both vaccinations.

Death rate of 1 in 60 at peak is now down to 1 in nearly 1,000 because of vaccines.

Tuesday 29 June

Day 470

Walk from Falshaw's and Mike bitten by a dog 

Wednesday 30 June

Day 471

Walk round Jumbles then fun on the tractors at Falshaw's with Luca.

It has been shown that the covid death rate in Manchester was 25% higher than the rest of the country.

Thursday 1 July

Day 472

Walk to Rammy through the woods.

Sunny day. Tried the new shade sail.

Was the football a super spreader event? Cases very high again but hospital admissions still low.

28,000 new cases - highest since end of January.  22 deaths. 

Friday 2 July

Day 473 

Saturday 3 July

Day 474

Molly tested positive for covid. Nauseous, coughing, temperature, aching.

Last drop in takeaway lunch. 

Quiz put off until Sunday because of the England match. (Won 4-1 against the Ukraine).

Sunday 4 July

Day 475

Iron man. 

Support from Luca even in the rain 😁

Over 24,000 new infections. 

Long quiz 9 rounds from us 😁 Luisa won.

Monday 5 July

Day 476

Restrictions to be lifted from 19 July. Final decision to be made next week.

Tuesday 6 July

Day 477

37 deaths. Numbers of cases predicted to rise to 100,000 per day after restrictions lifted.

Afternoon tea with Faith.

Wednesday 7 July

Day 478

Covid cases doubling approximately every 9 days and over 32,000 new cases - the highest since January.

Thursday 8 July

Day 479

Over to Retford to visit Carol's grave and start preparations for her celebration charity evening.

Friday 9 July

Day 480

Ema tested positive for covid.

35707 new cases. Another record high. 27 deaths.

Big rise in people booking holidays as they will not need to isolate on return to the UK after 19 July. Downside is that it will take three times as long to get through airport checks.

Saturday 10 July

Day 481

Luca the fireman 😁

Family quiz.

Sunday 11 July

Day 482

Bed head 🤣

Football. Lost. 

Monday 12 July

Day 483

Covid restrictions to be lifted on 19 July but caution advised 🙄

Faith in hospital emergency op.