Tag archives for COVID-19
Covid update – No visitors, please
In line with national trends, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus led to a sharp rise in positive tests over the Christmas and New Year period in the East Sussex…
Covid Winter Plan
For East Sussex: Vax and vax again Figures announced last week by the county’s Director of Public Health Darrell Gale confirmed that East Sussex is recording its highest levels of Covid-19…
Plan B or not Plan B?
Local council and Public Health chief call for cautionary action In September the national government revealed its ‘Plan A’ to combat the further spread of Covid-19 infections. It involved no…
Targeting The Unvaccinated
Council Urges “More Personalised Approach” According to figures supplied by the Sussex Health and Care Partnership, the percentage of over 50s in the county who had been jabbed at least…
Reasons To Be Cheerful
MP Says Vaccine Take-Up Should Mean Holiday Easing Covid-19 numbers – for positive tests, for hospitalisations and for deaths – have all been reported on a sharply downward trend for…
Covid News
Two new vaccination centres have been opened in Hastings & Rother to supplement those at Kings Church (on the Ridge), Sidley and the Conquest hospital. Qualifying residents of Rye, Battle…
Covid Dominates Hastings Health Provision
The impact of increased Covid-19 infections in East Sussex is dominating local health provision and putting huge pressure on its staff, according to Dr David Walker, the Medical Director of…
New Covid Testing Machines ‘Game Changers’
ESHT (East Sussex Healthcare Trust) announced last Thursday that they are now operating new Covid testing machines, which should significantly increase Covid testing capacity and speed up the turnaround time…
Vaccination Roll-Out:
“Courageous” and “Talent” The Conquest Hospital started its Covid vaccination programme at the end of December. Eastbourne DGH followed suit from 4th January. In each case, first doses were of…
A Covid-19 casualty
Dominic Compagnone lives in Bexhill and runs a video production company based in Battle. This is his Covid-19 story. I am totally sick of the disregard for the lockdown rules…
Tiers and Fears
Positive tests for coronavirus infections in Hastings were reported last week to have increased almost fourfold within a seven day period. In the week ending 28th November there were 63…
Lottery Grants for Community Support still Available
With the Covid-19 pandemic still here, the National Lottery continues to support people and communities most adversely impacted. Funding can help make a real difference with sums available from £300…
FOOTBALL
Covid Rules Frustrate United Hastings United were back in action twice last week after five weeks of lockdown lay-off. Neither game will live long in the ; Last Tuesday, in an…
Tier 2 restrictions and Covid support
RestrictionsWith the second lockdown ended, the entirety of East Sussex is being placed in Tier 2 restrictions. This means that, despite Hastings itself having relatively low rates of infection, it…
BOOKBUSTER REVIEW
A Little Light:20 ways the coronavirus response could make the world better Edited by Tom Whipple et al. Published by Sphere, September 2020,hardback rrp £ Review By Tim Barton This…
The Truth Behind Hastings Freedom Fighters
By Sue Layparvey There’s a new local group who call themselves the Hastings Freedom Fighters (HFF). They say that they are opposed to government restrictions imposed under coronavirus legislation. They…
Partially Closed School Turns Viral Test Site
Hastings Academy, one of the three secondary schools serving the borough, closed its gates to most pupils for two weeks from last Wednesday after at least five of them tested…
Why So Low?
East Sussex Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) is investigating why Hastings and Rother areas have comparatively low levels of ; “There are some things here that don’t make normal…