Daily Newsletter Tuesday 12th May 2020
Editorial:
The Government has published its 50 page strategy for getting us out of lock down. It is now possible to spend unlimited amounts of time outdoors. You can visit one person outside your household at a time, provided that you stay outdoors and observe social distancing. You can also drive anywhere within England to visit outdoor spaces (but not to Wales or Scotland). Face coverings are now advised in enclosed spaces to reduce the transmission of the virus. These changes come into force on Wednesday, but the reality is the people will be starting immediately.
The Parish Council held its Annual Meeting last night on Zoom, with members of the public able to attend. The mechanism worked well and ensured that the Council can continue with its business on our behalf.
Birthdays:
None that we know of, but Andy Horn enjoyed a great day after all your good wishes.
Nationally:
269 deaths were reported by the Government yesterday taking us to 31,855 across the UK. The number of new lab confirmed cases was still over 3,900. There may be a jump today because of the usual weekend reporting delays.
Locally:
In Northamptonshire the figures continue to be corrected daily and yesterday corrections showed a jump to 12 new infections on the 7th May. The new daily cases appears now to have plateaued at 15-20 new cases a day across the County.
20 new cases were added to the cumulative totals in the 5 local districts I listed yesterday. I have added Corby to the table as well. Surprisingly Corby and Wellingborbough have lower infection rates than East Northamptonshire.
Local Authority | Cases | per 100,000 population | Daily increase |
---|---|---|---|
Bedford | 504 | 293.7 | 3 |
Kettering | 179 | 176.8 | 8 |
Northampton | 391 | 173.7 | 0 |
East Northamptonshire | 151 | 160.8 | 4 |
Wellingborough | 114 | 137.1 | 5 |
Corby | 96 | 135.5 | 5 |
Daily links (all verified):
Daily Podcast | http://covid-19.chelveston.org.uk/daily-briefings/20200512 |
Daily newsletter | http://covid-19.chelveston.org.uk/daily-newsletter |
Pause for thought | http://church.chelveston.org.uk/pause-for-thought/20200512 |
Parish History | https://www.chelveston-pc.gov.uk/history.html |
Puzzle Library | http://covid-19.chelveston.org.uk/puzzle-library/ |
Advice on breathing with Covid-19 Symptoms | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwLzAdriec0 |
Vulnerable Household registration | https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable |
Northamptonshire County Council Support Line | Call 0300 126 1000 and select Option 5 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) |
Longhurst Housing Association Support Line | Call 0300 123 1745 |
Village support line | Call 07850 570007 in the first instance and I’ll find you help |
ASDA Volunteer Card | http://asda.com/volunteercard |
Pharmacy2U | https://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk |
Covid-19 Symptom Tracker |
https://covid.joinzoe.com/ |
Live UK Covid-19 Tracker (Public Health England) |
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ |
Parish Council Walking Leaflet | https://www.chelveston-pc.gov.uk/uploads/walk-leaflet.pdf |
And finally . . .
As the Government changes its Covid-19 tag line, some are wondering who dreamt it up, and why ... |