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Life During a Coronavirus Pandemic: A COVID Christmas in Week 40
This week the UK looks forward to a one-day very limited celebration of Christmas as a new variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly through England. London and much of the South-East are already in the stricter Tier 4 but more will follow on Boxing Day. Countries around the world are…
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Life During a Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 39 and Borismas Replaces Christmas
During week 39 of the coronavirus the UK government announces that a new variant of COVID-19 has been discovered in London and South East England. The rate of infection of this variant is believed to be faster than that of early variants. Initially the Prime Minister clings to his promise of a…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 38 - Start of Vaccination Roll Out
It is week 38 of the coronavirus pandemic and hopes of a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases following a 4-week lockdown are fading as the numbers start rising again. But the vaccine has arrived in the UK and the roll-out starts this week. It will take months to vaccinate everyone so we still…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 37 - Lockdown to Tiers
My diary moves on to week 37 of the coronavirus pandemic. England moves out of the national lockdown and back into a tier system. The tier restrictions have been strengthened and most areas are in Tier 2 or Tier 3 generating a lot of opposition. The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Christmas Rules Announced
Week 36 of lockdown in the UK due to the coronavirus brings a string of announcements regarding England's exit from a national lockdown on December 2 and a re-entry into a 3-tier system. Christmas 2020 was never destined to be a normal Christmas. Complicated rules regarding bubbles of three…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Christmas Creeps in During Week 35
The UK government is still insisting Lockdown 2 will end on 2 December. But as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase it is clear restrictions will remain in place and the 3-tier system will be re-introduced. Our days are brightened by the gradual appearance of Christmas decorations…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 34 Brings Optimistic News About Vaccination
We are now in the first full week of Lockdown 2 in England. Already there are doubts that it will not end on 2 December as originally promised. It will take at least 2 weeks before we know if this second lockdown is effective. Will we be released from lockdown in time to celebrate Christmas? It…
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Diary of Life During a Coronavirus Pandemic: England Enters Lockdown 2
Bonfire Night 2020 will be memorable as the day England went into Lockdown 2 in a second attempt to control the coronavirus pandemic. Another four weeks of home alone in Dorset and lovely walks on Sandbanks Beach – whatever the weather.
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: A Stormy Week 32 of Lockdown
It is week 32 of lockdown in England due to the coronavirus pandemic and the last week of October. A dramatic deterioration in the weather and the arrival of Storm Aiden on the Dorset Coast makes it a miserable half-term week. But it does not deter the kite boarders who are quick to take…
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Life in a Coronavirus Pandemic: Week 31 – A New Slogan #Hands #Face #Space
During Week 31 we have a new slogan – #Hands #Face #Space. It reinforces what we already know but will people take notice? Wales and Northern Ireland decide to go back into lockdown. England clings to a three-tier system of local lockdowns. Scotland also opts for a tier system. PM Boris…
