Close schools and colleges as part of the national COVID lockdown
The National Education Union is calling for schools and colleges to be included in any such lockdown – and for rotas to be introduced at the end of the lockdown period. More...
Children are being hit by long-term Covid too
‘It’s been so overwhelming,’ said one parent of a teenager who has been suffering symptoms since first becoming sick in March. More...
Italy: More than 31 thousand new coronavirus cases, 297 deaths
Infections for #Covid in Italy are still increasing, they are 31,758, according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health; the increase in victims is 297 in 24 hours. More...
Sweden – coronavirus lockdowns spread across the country
The Swedish Public Health Agency and local authorities have decided to introduce stricter recommendations in Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Östergötland in response to the increased spread of the #coronavirus. More...
Spanish ICU Doctor: This isn’t hell, it’s purgatory
A quarter of Spanish ICUs are occupied by patients with covid-19
“Intensive care units (ICU) in Spain are shaking again. More...
NEU: virus levels are now nine times higher amongst primary pupils and 50 times higher amongst secondary pupils
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, has also called for ministers to prepare to introduce school rotas for the end of any new restrictions. More...
Devi Sridhar: “The longer the UK delays lockdown, the longer it will last”
“In the West, in general, we went into a late lockdown and therefore it was a long lockdown. More...
Independent Sage: Transfer all UK teaching and learning online by default
Independent SAGE recommends that universities immediately implement these five key recommendations:
Transfer all teaching and learning online by default. More...
NEU calls for schools and colleges to be closed during 4 week UK national coronavirus lockdown
“It is clear from ONS data that schools are an engine for virus transmission. More...
China suspends imports from Ecuadorian company after coronavirus found on seafood packaging
China suspended imports from FIREXPA S.A., an Ecuadorian seafood product manufacturer, after the novel coronavirus was found on the packaging of a batch of imported frozen fish, according to a notice by the General Administration of Customs. More...