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NHS workers after seeing them upset over Covid-19 on the news.Paddy Joyce became overwhelmed by the virus death statistics and started to pen letters to front line workers to help ease his anxiety.The 17-year-old, from Glasgow, has hand-written 663 individually named cards to members of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary to send them his support for their hard work during the pandemic.Paddy, who has autism with significant global development delays, is hoping to send more than 5,000 cards by the end of the year.He said: "I saw how sad and upset they were on the news."My mum said I should write to someone, so I asked her to find someone and lots of people wanted one, so I want to write to everyone."His mother Indra said writing the letters helps

“I want to highlight farm workers. I want to highlight women, children, caregivers and a bright future for California,” said Governor Gavin Newsom when asked on Monday about the State of the State speech he will deliver Tuesday.

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small outbreaks” of coronavirus.There have been 501 new cases of the virus recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours, Swinney announced at Monday’s Covid-19 briefing.Just one death was recorded over that period, though most registrars officers are closed at

A mum-of-three who died of Covid eight days after giving birth to a baby boy never got to hold her newborn son.

After being away from school for nine weeks in the latest lockdown, kids are returning to classes tomorrow as restrictions begin to ease.

When I contracted Covid-19 at the start of December 2020, it came as a massive shock.

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

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Wigan in the seven days up to February 27. The figure is up from 24 the previous week and marks a 112pc increase.According to figures from Public Health England, the infection rate for Abram & Bickershaw has soared to 604.6 cases per 100,000 people, the highest rate anywhere in the region.The M.E.N.

One in 220 people in private households had coronavirus in England last week, marking the lowest level since the start of October.

An emerging Covid epicentre has formed in the Midlands where the majority of the worst hit areas now lie.

Glasgow lighthouse lab, the UK Health Secretary said was confident travel restrictions would be lifted in time for the summer staycations across the UK.Hancock said: “I’m now more optimistic about having a great British summer than I have been at any time, thanks to the speed and the effectiveness of the vaccine rollout.”“By great British summer I absolutely mean people being able to enjoy travel across the whole of the UK.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann and her husband Kroy Biermann are currently battling coronavirus.

People with blood type A are at greater risk of contracting Covid-19, a new study has warned.

Number 10 says it will step in to tell schools not to order primary age children to wear masks.

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has seemingly announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after battling with Covid-19.

It’s A Sin will not be returning for a second season, its’ creator has confirmed.

direct to your inboxStockport is currently the only borough in Greater Manchester where Covid infection rates are going up - but two places have emerged as being of particular concern.Brinnington and Adswood are among only four areas in the region to record more than 400 cases per 100,000 people, according to the latest data.With an infection rate of 568, only Strangeways - where the prison has recently been hit by a major outbreak - had a higher rate than Brinnington during the week to February 23.Adswood was the conurbation’s fourth worst hit area, with a rate of 425.7 during the same seven day period.Stockport was the only borough to see a rise - albeit by just 1pc - during that week, the most recent for which neighbourhood level data

Emily Andre was “really fearful” when she contracted coronavirus. The 31-year-old doctor – who is married to singer Peter Andre – tested positive for COVID-19 almost a year ago, and has admitted she was worried for her health at the time because there wasn’t as much information available on the virus.

Gordon Brown has issued a plea to save jobs in the Budget as he urged Rishi Sunak not to “balance his books on the backs of the poor or the unemployed”. 

The UK's first cases of the Brazil variant of coronavirus have been detected, with up to six people infected with the mutant strain.