Tag: Coronavirus

Jan 2021. Covid in the Royal Free Hospital London

IMAGE PIXELATED BY PA PICTURE DESK Paramedics transport a patient outside the Royal London Hospital in London. A "major incident" was declared by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan last week warning that the spread of coronavirus threatens to "overwhelm" the capital's hospitals.

Heartbreaking footage has revealed Covid patient Tony Brown’s dying wish to see his wife again just a day before he succumbed to Covid-19. Mr Brown was a patient at the Barnet Hospital in North London where Sky News revealed the harrowing scenes on Covid wards where seriously ill patients are cared for by exhausted and… Continue reading Jan 2021. Covid in the Royal Free Hospital London

Jan 2021. Covid Protests in Tunisia

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 file photo, protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis. Since winning a parliamentary seat in 2019, Tunisian lawmaker Abir Moussi has become one of the country’s most popular, and most controversial, politicians, riding a wave of nostalgia for a more stable and prosperous time, just as Tunisia marks 10 years since protesters overthrew autocratic former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Since 2011, Tunisia has been plagued by sinking wages, growing joblessness and worsening public services. Unemployment has risen amid the coronavirus pandemic from 15% to 18%. Attempts to migrate to Europe by sea have soared. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Protesters who broke a coronavirus curfew to continue riots for a fifth night have been warned by Tunisia’s prime minister to stop their violence. More than 600 people, mainly between the ages of 14 and 15, have already been arrested after police clashes. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi acknowledged their anger about a range of economic… Continue reading Jan 2021. Covid Protests in Tunisia

Jan 2021. Covid 19 in Brazil

MANAUS, BRAZIL - MAY 25: Nurses and doctors rescue a woman in critical conditions after being infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) from the airplane that took her from Parintins city to Manaus on May 25 2020 in Manaus, Brazil. Intensive Care Unit flights have been made daily to remote areas in Amazonas to rescue for patients seriously infected by coronavirus and bring them to Manaus, where the medical structure is bigger and more efficient. (Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty Images)

Health workers in Brazil’s largest state are begging for help and oxygen supplies after an explosion of Covid deaths and infections that one official compared to a tsunami and said could be linked to a new variant. Amazonas, and particularly its riverside capital Manaus, were pummeled by the epidemic’s first wave last April, when authorities… Continue reading Jan 2021. Covid 19 in Brazil

Jan 2021. Covid 19 in the UK

As of 21 January, a further 1,290 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid 19 as of Thursday, bringing the UK total to 94,580, the government have confirmed. Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data… Continue reading Jan 2021. Covid 19 in the UK

Western Culture under Attack Part 41

Tommy Robinson has blasted the UK police for their soft response during  protests against police brutality and racism, which saw 27 law enforcement officers hurt as well as statues and monuments defaced. Robinson called on people to join opposition protests and criticised the “soft-handed” police response to the demonstrations organised by the Black Lives Matter… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 41

Western Culture under Attack Part 40

Demonstrators a protest against racial discrimination in London have defaced a statue of Winston Churchill, writing “was a racist” beneath the late PM’s name. Black Lives Matter activists also made a list of statues in the UK that they say celebrate racism and need to be pulled down. Our History is under Attack. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240579

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7

Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castleafter raising more than £32m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden. Captain Sir Tom said it was “an absolutely outstanding day, I am absolutely overawed.” “This is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6

“Black Out Tuesday” was held globally on June 2 in response to the death of George Floyd in the US, which sparked anti-racism protests across the UK. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and dumped in Bristol Harbour, the same month the UK’s coronavirus… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2

While coronavirus may have dominated 2020, Brexit was back on the cards in early January and the UK formally left the EU on 31st January, beginning an 11-month transition period. No doubt influenced by Brexit, the term ‘Megxit’ was coined a week into the new year when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced plans… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2

Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1

As revellers celebrated the start of a new decade last New Year’s Eve, authorities in China confirmed doctors were treating more than a dozen cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in the city of Wuhan. This unknown virus, which would later be named Covid-19, led to a global crisis in 2020, with more than a… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1