As the coronavirus works its way towards peak effect, HOT is providing a daily update of the statistics for our region provided by the public health authorities. Signs emerged today that the number of hospitalised patients in the South East may be plateauing. Text and charts by Russell Hall.
As social distancing in the UK continues, local care home Hastings Court has created their own newspaper, the Hastings Court Crier, in a bid to keep families connected with their loved ones. Their latest news release follows.
As the coronavirus continues to spread in leaps and bounds, we trust that the authorities are pulling out all the stops to enable us to tackle the disease as effectively as we can. Intensive care capacity is clearly a key element, and the only way to save those seriously affected. How many intensive care beds are we likely to need? The authorities have not said, but with a mass of data available on the course of Covid-19 so far, it is possible to make estimates. Russell Hall examines what the statistics are telling us so far, and also prepared the charts.
The number of critical care beds has been doubled as East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust implements a series of measures to enable it to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. The number of Covid-19 deaths in East Sussex stands at 10. Nick Terdre reports.
Well, that is technically two weeks of home-schooling done. It has been strange, wonderful and stressful for everyone involved, writes Vanessa Alves.
The fine weather forecast for the weekend – sunshine and temperatures up to 16C in Hastings on Sunday – has prompted councils and tourism bodies to call on people not to flock to beauty spots and the sea but to stay at home. Nick Terdre reports.
In these challenging times, we need other things besides food to nurture us. And at this time it is an opportunity to exercise not only our bodies but our minds and do those things that we have always wanted to do – and found excuses not to do or simply never done or achieved. Lauris Morgan-Griffiths wondered what there was out there to be enjoyed online, locally and nationally, from your home.
In these bizarre, uncertain times we hear extraordinary tales about community. Both good and bad. At HOT we tend to lean towards the best in Hastings and St Leonards where there is a lot of good nature, humour and a very definite sense of community. HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths has put together a list of some of the food outlets and shops that are at present delivering or have produce ready for collection so you can eat healthily, collect your goods and stay safe.
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