Friday 13 August
Change in cv rules - no need for people to isolate if in contact with an infected person. But PCR test advised.
Tuesday 17 August
NZ went into 3 day lockdown after one case of covid was discovered.
Saturday 28 August
138 deaths. Over 38,000 new cases and rising.
Faith died yesterday 💕
Friday 17 September
Travel lists simplified with fewer PCR tests for those who are double jabbed making travel easier.
Wednesday 13 October
Increase in number of vacancies for care staff - over 8% now as opposed to 6% before the start of the pandemic.
New cases still running high at about 49,000 per day. And over 100 deaths daily.
Tuesday 19 October
Cases up again in the UK.
Wednesday 20 October
Shsrp rise for seventh day in a row with over 40,000 cv cases. Infections are higher in the young but hospital admissions are higher in older people. Deaths rising.
Javid said that cases could reach 100,000 per day over the winter. But tighter restrictions (plan B) will not be introduced at this point.
Thursday 21 October
Government still resisting calls for restrictions to be introduced despite cv cases being the highest today since July.
Saturday 20 November
Covid-19 rates have risen in every single Greater Manchester borough.
But only Rochdale and Wigan are higher than the England average.
Monday 22 November
Covid cases up by about 5,000 compared to one week ago.
Saturday 27 November
New covid variant named omicron. This is the fifth variant. Two cases detected in the UK.
Those entering UK from S Africa now have to isolate.
A fast spreading variant.
Tuesday 29 November
Saturday 4 December
People entering the UK will need to show a negative covid test to be taken before they start travel.
Thursday 9 December
Plan B restrictions announced yesterday to control Omicron. Plus another baby for Boris.But partygate rumbles on...
Omicron cases doubled in a day. Highly transmittable and if not checked will cause 1,000 hospital admissions per week.
Monday 13 December
First death from Omicron virus - which is spreading at a phenomenal rate.
Jabs now offered to all over 18s. Programme needs to be ramped up to double to cover this.
Omicron now accounts for 40% of all cases in London and will be dominant virus countrywide by the end of the week.
Lateral flow kits hard to come by atm 🙄
May have to bring in more restrictions - just in time for Christmas. Work from home reintroduced today.
Thursday 16 November
Tuesday 14 November
Bury infection rates now higher than the national average.
Thursday 16 November
Over 78,500 new cases.
Wednesday 22 December
Record high through all of covid with over 100,000 cases yesterday.
Self isolation cut from 10 to 6 if two negative tests on day 6 and 7.
Wednesday 5 January
1 in 15 people across the UK had covid in the run up to the new year - but Boris says there is no need for any restrictions!
New rules: if your lateral flow test is positive you now don't have to take a pcr test to confirm it. LFTs are in short supply and so many staff are off with covid that they can't administer as many tests as they would like.
In NW England covid numbers have doubled over the last week.
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