Category: Covid Diary
Daily Covid observations
COVID Diary : All for Nothing?
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I’ve hopefully articulated on these pages how tough the last 18 months have been, but a couple of things happened recently that got me thinking: Was the cause really anything to do with COVID after all? As we approach Freedom Day tomorrow (19th July 2021), and numbers are once again on the increase, have we…
COVID Diary: Rip-off Britain 2.0?
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As indoor hospitality re-opens on the 17th of May along with the official return of hugging no less, are we one step closer to normality? As you can see from the image above, the dream of a new dawn of alfresco drinking and dining in dreary old Blighty fell a long way short of reality.…
COVID Diary: Getting the needle
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Today was vaccination day, the 1st of May, my birthday month, and the start of what feels like the final chapter in our COVID Journey. It’s just that I really hate needles. The COVID UK vaccination roll-out is perfect. We got ahead of the game on research, development, and distribution. We had a plan and…
COVID Diary: The Beginning of the End?
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With COVID cases, deaths, and hospital admissions down and falling every day in the UK, lockdown measures being relaxed, and vaccine appointments booked, is this really the beginning of the end? Today felt like a big day. It’s been a couple of weeks since my age group qualified for the vaccine, but a local centre…
10 Positives of COVID and Lockdown
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For far too many, the past year of COVID and lockdowns has been the most heartbreaking in living memory. For that, I am truly sorry. Nevertheless, there have been some positives which we shouldn’t forget about. 1. Lockdowns have had a positive impact on emissions and air-quality. Before COVID, there were grave concerns over the…
Covid Diary: The Rude Awakening.
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Despite over a year of COVID, lock-downs, and homeschooling, COVID hasn’t affected our family all that much… until this week! I really did believe we were in the clear. COVID cases, deaths, and hospital admissions had been decreasing for weeks now, and all the while, the UK vaccination programme continued at pace, with the total…
Covid Diary: 1st Anniversary
March 23rd, 2021: Exactly one year since the UK first went into COVID lockdown. As we contemplate the year behind us I’d like to re-post a song I wrote with an accompanying video, which pretty much says it all. Take care everyone, please stay safe, we aren’t out of this yet, and hope you enjoy…
COVID Diary: Christmas Chaos
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2020’s been a chance to wind down in a lot of ways, but with Christmas now just around the corner, things look to be hitting fever pitch again. With the infection rate coming down and the vaccine on its way I was hopeful for 2021….. Until the UK Government decided to allow everyone to spend…
COVID Diary: Failure of Government
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How UK Government policy and Boris Johnson, in particular, have mishandled the COVID epidemic. Failure of Government 1. Death Rate As I write this, COVID has claimed 52,745 lives in the United Kingdom, which’s the highest in Europe and the fifth-highest in the world behind only the USA, Brazil, India, and Mexico. At least two…
