Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
BBC News – Home The ex-health secretary also tells the Covid inquiry that an earlier lockdown would have saved lives. Go to Source 30/11/2023 – 21:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Judge suggests Revenue NSW ‘not following the law’ on homeless woman Covid fine
Coronavirus | The Guardian Exclusive: State government has admitted 33,000 Covid fines were invalid but questions remain about additional 29,000 fines issued during pandemicGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales supreme court judge considering a challenge to a $3,000 Covid fine imposed on a homeless woman […]Continue reading
‘Macho’ culture at No 10 harmed Covid response, Helen MacNamara says
BBC News – Home Former top official Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry women were sidelined in male-dominated No 10. Go to Source 01/11/2023 – 21:02 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise
BBC News – Home Government decisions in the pandemic’s early days will be scrutinised as the Covid inquiry continues. Go to Source 03/10/2023 – 09:01 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Warning sick days at highest level for decade
BBC News – Business Workers are taking more days off due to stress, Covid and the cost-of living crisis, research suggests. Go to Source 26/09/2023 – 03:07 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
How more homeless encampments in Ontario signal a housing crisis out of control
Experts say the growth of homeless encampments in Ontario wasn’t caused by the pandemic, but COVID did accelerate already existing trends. Go to Source 09/09/2023 – 12:02 /Don Mitchell Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Students wait for A-level, T-level and BTec results
BBC News – Home Results in England are set to fall to 2019 levels, after Covid disruption led to spikes in top grades. Go to Source 17/08/2023 – 03:02 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended
Coronavirus | The Guardian In today’s newsletter: The new ‘Eris’ variant of Covid is a reminder that the virus has never fully gone away – but what will it mean for Britain?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Covid has become a polarising topic that many people just want to forget […]Continue reading
Tributes paid to government data scientist killed in cycle crash in Italy
Coronavirus | The Guardian Susannah Boddie, 27, who advised on Covid response, thrown from bike on downhill trail near Lake GardaTributes have been paid to a government scientist who helped steer Britain through the Covid pandemic after she died in a cycling crash in Italy aged 27.Susannah Boddie was thrown from her bike as she […]Continue reading
Woman abused by paper which claims vaccine killed her son
BBC News – Home Promoting a Covid conspiracy theory, the Irish Light’s editor accuses the mum of “massive fraud”. Go to Source 07/08/2023 – 03:05 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom