Health
CORONAVIRUS AND THE ANGARRACK COMMUNITY
Submitted by Angarrack.info ... on Wed, 18/03/2020 - 11:28.
CORONAVIRUS AND THE ANGARRACK COMMUNITY
The coronavirus has taken a massive step forward today and the effect on our
community is as yet unknown. We do not need to panic however it's inevitable that it
will affect some/all of us over the coming months. This could be a single person living
alone or whole families who have to self-isolate for anything between 7 and 14 days
So what can we do;-
There are people in the village who are more than happy to collect prescriptions, get provisions etc. if needed.
If you require assistance either use the numbers on the note dropped round the village read more »
210401 | Old Cornwall Society Memorial Plaque | Hayle Pump 155 April/May 2021
Submitted by Hayle Pump on Tue, 13/04/2021 - 11:19.
Flowers and a plaque were placed down on the King George V Memorial Walk on Tuesday 23rd March at 1 o'clock, exactly 12 months after lockdown, in memory of all those who have died in Cornwall with the Covid infection, the person who set this up was Christine Hancock, with Julie Smitheram, Jenny Button, Sue Maxfield, and Penny Williams, who between them made all the flowers. Our three groups gave them the financial support for the plaque and we have purchased a tree as well, so the memory of all who died lives on.
From Hayle Pump1 April 2021 read more »
210331 | Children - 7.4% of those aged 2-11 years 8.2% of those aged 12-16 years - LongCovid - ONS Statistics
Submitted by InYourArea/Twitter on Thu, 01/04/2021 - 12:32.
At 5 weeks with 95% confidence intervals (any symptom): read more »
210331 | Coronavirus confirmed at nine Cornwall schools and colleges since reopening
Submitted by InYourArea/Corn... on Thu, 01/04/2021 - 12:25.
Coronavirus confirmed at nine Cornwall schools and colleges since reopening
Schools welcomed pupils back in person on March 8 read more »
210401 | CORNWALL: Tourism boss wants to cut summer visitors
Submitted by InYourArea/Corn... on Wed, 31/03/2021 - 00:00.
6 hrs ago read more »
210327 | All the Covid clusters in Cornwall as weekly cases rise above 100 again
Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 12:06.
27th March read more »
210320 | Eight different areas of Cornwall show new Covid cases amid 42 per cent rise
Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Mon, 22/03/2021 - 11:15.
20th March read more »
210320 | Stay Covid safe this Easter - don't put pressure on local NHS unnecessarily - NHS bosses in Cornwall asking people...
Submitted by InYourArea on Mon, 22/03/2021 - 11:10.
Stay Covid safe this Easter and do your bit not to put pressure on your local NHS
NHS bosses in Cornwall are asking people not to put pressure on the NHS unnecessarily by turning up at A&E or calling 999 when calling 111 would do
20 March 2021
By Olivier Vergnault
The number of Covid cases may be at its lowest for months, but health experts in Cornwall believe now is not the time to let our guard down and risk overrunning health services over the busy Easter weekend. read more »
210311 | A Cornwall public health expert has tested your face covering She uses a candle to see how much air gets through
Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 18:55.
A Cornwall public health expert has tested your face covering
She uses a candle to see how much air gets through read more »
210321 | What CAN we do after March 29 that we can't do now?
Submitted by InYourArea and ... on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 18:48.
21st March read more »
210308 | Families asked to take regular Covid tests as children return to school - Asymptomatic cases third of all infections
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Wed, 10/03/2021 - 14:38.
Families asked to take regular Covid tests as children return to school
Asymptomatic cases are thought to make up a third of all infections
8 March 2021 
By Dave Doyle
Millions of children and their families are being asked to take Covid tests as schools reopen this morning, even if they show no symptoms. read more »
210309 | Chris Whitty predicts surge in Covid cases and delay in easing of lockdown
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Tue, 09/03/2021 - 14:30.
Chris Whitty predicts surge in Covid cases and delay in easing of lockdown
210305 | UK’s Covid-19 R rate rises for first time since January | overall level has increased despite the ongoing lockdown
Submitted by via InYourArea on Mon, 08/03/2021 - 12:57.
UK Covid-19 R rate rises for the first time since January
The overall level has increased despite the ongoing lockdown
5 March 2021 
By Feargal Brennan
The UK’s Covid-19 R rate has risen slightly this week in a first increase in levels since the middle of January. read more »
210228 | Breakdown of Covid vaccinations in Cornwall by cluster area
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Mon, 01/03/2021 - 13:41.
28th February read more »
210225 | 1 in 7 people in the UK have Covid-19 antibodies from Pfizer jab Study reveals a growing level of resistance to the vi
Submitted by via InYourArea on Thu, 25/02/2021 - 01:00.
1 in 7 people in the UK have Covid-19 antibodies from Pfizer jab
Study reveals a growing level of resistance to the virus across the UK
25 February 2021 
By Neil Shaw
Approximately one in seven people have developed antibodies to the Covid-19 virus based on a recent study into the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. read more »
210222 | What is it like to get a Covid jab - and what side effects after?
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Mon, 22/02/2021 - 01:00.
22nd February read more »
210216 | Shielding support for new and existing clinically extremely vulnerable residents | additional 4,333 adults in Cornwall
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Fri, 19/02/2021 - 11:51.
Shielding support for new and existing clinically extremely vulnerable residents
Cornwall Council,?NHS Kernow?and Volunteer Cornwall?are reassuring?all clinically extremely vulnerable residents?that?support?is?available?as more people are asked to shiel read more »
200113 | Long Covid in the UK – what we know so far
Submitted by via InYourArea on Fri, 19/02/2021 - 11:19.
Official estimates indicate around 20% of people who test positive for Covid-19 go on to experience long term issues.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) claims 186,000 positive cases have been impacted by continuing symptoms for up to 12 weeks, with some evidence of many patients being unable to return to work and full capabilities properly for up to six months.
Long Covid in the UK read more »
210204 | Covid-19: How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic | BMJ
Submitted by via BMJ on Wed, 17/02/2021 - 18:22.
Public Health England’s evaluation of the Innova test showed that its
sensitivity was 79.2% when used by trained laboratory scientists, 73%
when used by trained healthcare staff, but only 57.5% when used by track
and trace centre staff employed by the pharmacy chain Boots
.....
Where the tests have been used among asymptomatic people in real world read more »
210217 | Nationwide ‘surge testing’ to see 400,000 coronavirus tests sent to homes every day The plans are part of Boris Johnso
Submitted by via InYourArea on Wed, 17/02/2021 - 18:16.
Key points -
- Individuals will be encouraged to use the lateral flow tests whether or
not they have symptoms, with the Royal Mail told to prepare for
delivering 400,000 each day- Rapid-testing kits deliver results in just half an hour but are less
precise than alternatives, with regulators previously expressing concern
at trusting untrained people to use them effectively read more »
