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‘I woke up from a coma and was getting better – then the coronavirus pandemic hit’ – Lockdown News

3 August 2020 By Port Elizabethan

‘I woke up from a coma and was getting better – then the coronavirus pandemic hit’: Callum Fleming needed urgent treatment in hospital last September when he was struck down with acute pancreatitis. The condition has been described by medics as “one of the most painful known to man” …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

‘Fury’ in Melbourne over spike that ruined Australia’s COVID-19 recovery: and it’s set to get worse: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he understands the anger and fury of Victorians facing tough coronavirus lockdown measures, as a frontline nurse warns the situation will get worse.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Schools or pubs? Experts warn of stark choice ahead as coronavirus infections grow: Pubs could have to shut in order for schools to reopen, according to a pandemic expert, as concern turned to a rise in infections among young people.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook: Amidst all the panic over the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic we need to also plan for what happens AFTERWARDS. This group is a platform to share some positive suggestions about what we personally, as business, community leaders and politicians can do to ensure a better life for all ONCE this pandemic has ended. Post your suggestions and advice freely and with a better, faster recovery in mind.
Source: AFTER COVID-19

Gender-based violence surging among displaced women during pandemic, report warns: The added stress and financial insecurity that families are suffering also increases the risk of gender-based violence and especially intimate partner violence. It is exacerbat …
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Hopes for further Metro bailout as network faces losing £500,000 every week: Metro chiefs are hoping for a massive new bailout that will save the struggling network from £500,000-a-week losses.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Mum’s reaction to boy’s cheeky dance behind South Shields weather report going viral: A video of a little lad upstaging a weather reporter with his silly dance moves during a live TV broadcast has gone viral.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Another new coronavirus case in Hartlepool as hospital trust goes 37 days with no virus-related deaths: Across the region, there have been 13 new cases, taking the total to 15,380. Figures released by NHS England today show no further coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded at Foundation Trust.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

Sinn Fein minister used publicly-funded government business car to ferry him to Provo funeral: Sinn Fein finance minister Conor Murphy has acknowledged using his publicly-funded ministerial business car to “stop in” on the funeral of Provo chief Bobby Storey.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

The agony and the ecstasy of being an England football fan back in 2004: England football fans should have been donning their tops to support their national team in the Euro 2020 campaign.
Source: “Coronavirus Lockdown” – BingNews.

CLICK HERE to join the AFTER COVID-19 group on Facebook and tell us what you have planned for AFTER the Coronavirus Lockdown.

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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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