COVID admissions rise across east London
COVID hospitalisations have risen sharply across East London with cases doubling in some hospitals. New figures from Barts Health and
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Health chief calls for half term lockdown as COVID cases climb in Southend
An autumn “firebreak” would help stem the rise of COVID-19 cases in Southend, the director of public health has insisted.
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Rise in COVID admissions at King George and Queen’s hospitals
The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 has risen to 70 in the King George and Queen’s hospitals in
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Home-schooling surges due to COVID
The number of parents choosing to home-school their children in Essex skyrocketed after the first coronavirus lockdown, according to a
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New coronavirus testing site opens in Rochford
A coronavirus testing facility has opened at the Freight House car park in Rochford, to increase COVID-19 testing in the
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COVID rates blamed on Euros
Coronavirus rates are around a third higher in men – likely to be related to the impact of Euro 2020,
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Working on the Kane gang
The only thing certain about Sunday’s Euros final was that England would need to play out of their skins to
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Rapid coronavirus test kits delivered to Southend mosques in new council initiative
A new Southend Council initiative is underway to ensure diverse communities across the borough have equal access to coronavirus testing
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Redbridge Tory joins Reform UK over Government’s handling of COVID pandemic
A Redbridge Conservative councillor has left the party due to his frustration with the Government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Only one COVIID death in east London as restrictions begin to lift
Only one COVID sufferer in the whole of east London died last week as the country begins to gradually reopen.
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