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On top of the horror of Covid, yesterday some pro-Trump supporters broke into the Capitol and made their way into the Senate chamber. One woman was shot dead and there were three other deaths. Over 60 Trump supporters forced their way in before being brought under control, but it took 4 hours. Trump had made […]
Nearly 10 months on and we have the highest number of deaths since the pandemic started and we now have over 30,000 in hospital with the virus leaving the NHS front line workers in a desperate state. Parts of Kent have had well over 1000 new cases today and Maidstone is not far behind on […]
Once again all records have been broken, that’s 1 in 50 people in the UK now have the Covid virus. Desperation now as all hopes hang on the lockdown and vaccinations. There have been 1.3 million vaccinations but that is over nearly a month. However, more hubs are opening up now the Oxford vaccine is […]
So here we are again 10 months later in a full lockdown. After a lot of uncertainty we have now a decision to close schools until at least half term. We are not allowed to mix with other families, must work from home and just a few exceptions, only essential work is allowed away from […]
I have prepared the next vaccination session for 9/10/11 Jan. Tomorrow Sue and I will ring those on the rota to ensure they will be available to attend and once again help with the outside work at Blackthorn. We will be marshalling at the main gate and leading patients to the registration point and after […]
It amazes me how many people in Maidstone appear to fail to realise that we are in the highest level of precautions. We stayed at home this morning and took down all the Xmas decorations and they are now back in the loft. I know it’s not 12th night yet, but my only crime is […]
55,892 cases reported yesterday. That exceeds the highest figure back in April by 2,000. And so it goes on, ambulances queuing for up to 6 hours before for they can move their patients into the hospital. Hospital staff falling sick either with Covid or just plain exhaustion. In the meantime 50 parties in London were […]
Apparently it is New Year’s Eve as I write this, have just returned from checking the late shift at Blackthorn. Another productive day of vaccinations, a shorter day tomorrow then it starts all over again next weekend. I spoke to the doctor in charge tonight and it looks like the new Astra Zeneca vaccine will […]
That’s how many Covid reported people died in the UK in the past 24 hrs. This is almost twice the recent daily figure with 50,023 new cases, 10,000 above the daily average. There were 718 per 100,000 cases in Maidstone, the English average is 240. Another 20 million people are today joining us in Tier […]
I had a call back from Lisa at Barty just now. Mum is not showing any signs of distress and is acting as normal. The doctor saw her to review her case today and he is not concerned. Mum may have the new variant virus which is very contagious but symptoms are not serious. They […]