Hope that the new year would see the virus losing its grip following the stringent measures taken have been dashed.The pandemic in Britain is even worse than last April.
Truly horrifying figures - 68,000 new cases and 1,325 deaths in a day. Hospitals at their limit with some of the emergency Nightingale ones, not needed in the first wave now brought into use.
The upsurge has affected almost all the country with the mayor of London calling a major incident as the situation was ‘out of control’. Another worry is the rise in the number of younger people dying, including apparently healthy 30 and 40 year olds.
It is difficult to know what else can be done to stem the flow except to keep emphasising the importance of following the rules and laws to the letter, even if some police are being heavy handed. Two women were fined £200 for taking a coffee with them into a park, ruling that it constituted a picnic.
Hope now rests on vaccination. A third vaccine has been approved and the government has ordered million of doses.
The programme is getting into its stride with the army called in to assist. The PM has set a target of two million doses a week - optimistic judging by progress so far.
I am still waiting for my jab as are most home residents in Wales which is lagging behind Scotland where half the residents have already had theirs. In Sunrise we have had a note indicating ours will be before the end of the month
That restores some hope, as does the possibility of a resumption of visiting soon if all the staff and residents remain clear.
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