3 Mar 2021 As most of us look ahead to a life without Covid, we’ve been speaking to some of the people who feel like normality is still a long way off. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thefourcast/210302_Long_Covid_Mix_-_1830_FINAL.mp3For most people, Covid-19 is a mild illness that only lasts a few days. But for some, coronavirus symptoms have become chronic health…
We speak with Carlie, an ITU nurse, and Bash, a porter. Both work at Warwick Hospital. Share on FacebookShare Share on TwitterTweet Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppEmail
The guidance from government is that every pupil should be tested three times in the first two weeks, when schools return in England next Monday. It’s supposed to reassure parents, staff and pupils that schools are safe. But while teachers wrestle with the huge logistical challenges, there are signs that many parents are withholding consent.…
Pontin’s has agreed to change its working practices after a whistleblower revealed it used a list of Irish surnames to stop people from the Traveller community booking holidays. The Equality and Human Rights Commission found that the company used the list of names as part of a policy of refusing to allow people described as…
In an intensive care unit at Warwick Hospital, where the number of patients has dropped dramatically in the past fortnight, those that are here are still very sick. Cyril Anness is one of them. He told us that he’d had his call for the vaccine two days after he fell ill with Covid, which was…
In BriefThe key figures in the spending plan outlined by the chancellor todayRishi Sunak today pledged to continue supporting workers and businesses through the Covid-19 crisis – but warned that repairing the long-term damage to the economy “will take time”. Delivering only his second budget as chancellor, after last autumn’s was cancelled owing to the pandemic, Sunak announced…
Today’s big questionDuchess of Sussex hits back at accusations of bullying from Kensington Palace staffJoining the world’s most famous family is no easy task, but Meghan Markle, a former Hollywood actress, seemed more suited to a high-profile role as a senior member of the Royal Family than most. But a year after Prince Harry and Markle…
Getting to grips with . . .Return to school fuels questions about whether under-18s will get coronavirus jabsAs children across England prepare to head back to classrooms next week, anxious parents are asking when youngsters will be inoculated against Covid-19 – if at all.A trial was launched last month to determine the efficacy of the Oxford-AstraZeneca…
In BriefCase filed in Germany accuses Saudi crown prince of ‘crimes against humanity’ over persecution of journalistsMohammed bin Salman has been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a newly filed lawsuit against the prince and and senior Saudi officials.The 500-page criminal complaint was filed in Germany by press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
The latest on . . .Hopes of avoiding fourth UK lockdown grow as PHE boss welcomes ‘very good signs’ that jabs may halt outbreaksEarly data on the UK’s Covid vaccine rollout suggests that people who have been immunised “are not getting infected at all”, according to Public Health England’s head of immunisation.Dr Mary Ramsay told Radio 4’s Today programme…
