Covid has had an “extremely destructive” impact on children affected by the horrific Grenfell disaster, according to some of their teachers. They are seriously worried by the behaviour of some kids after they returned to school in September following weeks of lockdown.
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Nearly three quarters of bus and Tube passengers quizzed by a travel watchdog reported wearing a face covering. The Transport Focus survey found nine out of ten people felt safe on the trains and four in five bus passengers.
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The brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been charged with ten offences of breaking Coronavirus restrictions.
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Wandsworth and Richmond councils will not make their staff take the coronavirus vaccine. The issue was discussed at the Shared Staffing Committee meeting on February 23.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on Government Ministers to “do more” to see if frontline workers should be prioritised in the vaccine rollout.
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Coronavirus testing in the Wimbledon Park area will be ramped up after the South African variant of the virus was identified. Enhanced testing to track the variant will run for a week from today.
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Westminster has become one of the first boroughs in the UK to achieve Covid-secure status within its leisure facilities. Leisure facilities are now accredited with Fit for Business certification thanks to software company Tillr.
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The events were set up to tackle misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine spread through social media and word of mouth.
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It follows a campaign by Jo Whiley whose younger sister Francis, 53, has the rare Cri du Chat genetic syndrome and was admitted to hospital after an outbreak in her Northamptonshire care home.
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Hundreds of Londoners are suffering the after effects of coronavirus and are seeking treatment at long Covid clinics set up across the capital.
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A vaccine guinea pig has spoken of his pride in helping the fightback against Covid-19 by taking part in research which has proved to be the most effective against the new strain.
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Children will receive three Covid tests during their first week back at secondary school from March 8, Kensington and Chelsea Council has said.
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Southwark Council is hosting a webinar in a bid to ease concerns about being vaccinated against Covid-19. Although the majority of people offered a vaccine have taken it, there is still reluctance among some communities.
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The South African variant of Covid-19 has been identified in New Addington and Fieldway, meaning that testing in the area has been ramped up. Additional testing will start up tomorrow and adults are being urged to get tested as soon as possible.
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The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and has urged everyone to get it. Mr Khan announced on Twitter today that he had been offered the vaccine by his GP because he suffers from severe asthma.
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People suffering with Covid-19 at home are being offered a direct line to their GPs to monitor their conditions remotely. One Health Lewisham has teamed up with medical condition monitoring platform Doctaly Assist to help GP’s observe any deterioration of Covid-19 patients at home.
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As coronavirus cases continue to decline in Croydon, the intensive care unit at the hospital is still busy looking after patients with the virus. There are currently 103 coronavirus patients at Croydon University Hospital, with 15 being treated in intensive care.
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The coronavirus situation at St George’s Hospital in Tooting “is a little bit calmer now” but more than 230 people are still being treated for the virus. Junior Sister, Hannah Packham, said: “It is still a difficult time, and many of us are still anxious coming on shift about what lies ahead that day.”
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Almost 1.5 million people in London have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, with the capital just shy of hitting its target. A total of 1,457,323 Londoners have now received at least one dose of the vaccine, with a further 63,451 having received both doses.
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A mother and her children drank urine for four days after she was sent fake news suggesting it was a “cure for Covid”, according to a health watchdog. Her main source of information about the virus was a friend or relative who forwarded other people’s recommendations.
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Church leaders have come together to show support for the vaccination programme. In a joint statement that marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a host of church leaders who make up the partnership of Churches Together in South London (CTSL), have urged everyone to be immunised against Covid-19 to prevent its further spread and more deaths.
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No traces of Covid have been found on London’s underground stations, Tubes and buses by scientists investigating the virus.
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A third rapid Covid-19 testing centre in Lewisham is set to open next week as the Council calls on residents who can’t work from home to get tested twice a week.
The testing centre, at Deptford Lounge, will open on Monday and provide tests that take no longer than 30 minutes to get results.