Well-heeled city dwellers are escaping to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, in search of more space in which to enjoy the freedom of working from home. But it is not just the Cotswolds, Home Counties or the South West that are attractive to urbanites from London, Manchester and Birmingham seeking to relocate. Yorkshire is … Read more
Yodelling ‘superspreader’ concert is blamed for turning Swiss region into a covid hotspot Concert with 600 people is believed to have made Schwyz canton virus hotspot The audience were asked to social distance, but mask-wearing was not required Studies have shown that singing can spread coronavirus infected droplets By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Afp … Read more
Ealing has become London’s new Covid-19 hotspot, figures revealed today as it was confirmed that the capital is being thrust into a Tier Two lockdown from tomorrow night. Government data shows the West London borough diagnosed 144.5 cases for every 100,000 residents in the week ending October 9, topping Richmond-upon-Thames (137.9). Mayor Sadiq Khan said … Read more
Richmond-upon-Thames is London‘s new Covid-19 hotspot, data has revealed amid fears the capital’s outbreak is just four weeks behind the troubled North West. The wealthy suburb in the south-west had 112.1 new cases per 100,000 people in the week to October 5, double the 44.9 in the previous week. A total of 222 people were … Read more
Holland becomes one of the world’s covid hot-spots after refusing to bring in face mask rules and its testing system dismally failed to meet demands Per capita infection rate in Holland is among the top ten countries in the world Spike in cases has caught the country’s testing system on its heels Today parliament debated … Read more
Nottingham is now England’s coronavirus hotspot and more than one in every 145 people in the city are carrying the virus, according to the latest data. The Midlands city hasn’t ever had a local lockdown, avoiding the fate that befell nearby Leicester, but officials are now calling for more to be done. According to test … Read more
Madrid will become the first European capital to head back into lockdown following new coronavirus restrictions imposed by the Spanish government Some 4.8 million residents in the Spanish capital will be barred from leaving the area after the city suffered one of the highest infection rates of any region in Europe, with 850 cases per 100,000 … Read more
Newcastle is now at the epicentre of England’s coronavirus after infections in the city spiralled by 60 per cent to a rate of 250 cases per 100,000, health officials have revealed. And surging infections in the North West have pushed Knowsley and Liverpool to second and third worst-affected in the country after a 50 per … Read more
Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 23; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 23; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 16; number (in brackets) … Read more
Covid-19 will continue spreading down the North East coast over the next fortnight and outbreaks will continue growing in the Midlands and London, scientists fear. Imperial College London researchers, who predict hotspots in the future based on current data, believe Hartlepool and Scarborough will both be hotspots by the start of October. And the academics … Read more