The Indian variant, or one version of it, has become the UK’s enemy no 1 in the battle against the coronavirus, spreading at a worrying rate and threatening to derail the roadmap schedule out of lockdown restrictions in June. It has not so far been detected in East Sussex. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall except where noted.
As the vaccination campaign continues to spread protection against Covid-19 over an increasing proportion of the population, the greatest threat to defeating the coronavirus lies in new variants which render current vaccines less effective. Nearly a dozen significant new variants have been identified, the latest being the Indian. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Infection rates in Hastings are among the lowest in the country, but so are vaccination rates. Meanwhile the government has decided to introduce testing for all. Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Welcome light on the latest developments in the local battle against Covid-19 was thrown in Friday’s Question Time on Isolation Station, including news on the imminent roll-out of asymptomatic testing in East Sussex. Meanwhile, as the government unveils its roadmap to normality, the latest East Sussex health statistics indicate substantial improvements. Research and graphics by Russell Hall, text by Nick Terdre.
East Sussex County Council has decided to introduce mass community testing for Covid-19 using lateral flow devices. Reservations have been aired about this form of test – is it up to the job? Text by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
Vaccination, an important new phase in the battle against Covid-19, is under way in East Sussex, and in Hastings at a single dedicated site. Report by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread rapidly, England has moved into a new lockdown, a major incident has been declared in Sussex and local hospitals are in danger of being overwhelmed. Report by Nick Terdre, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
“See the New Year in at home” is the message from the East Sussex director of Public Health now that Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealdon have followed Hastings and Rother into Tier 4 and new cases in the UK have risen to record levels. Nick Terdre reports, research and graphics by Russell Hall.
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