By Joe Talora, local democracy reporter
A leading transport workers union has called for greater protection for TfL staff following the deaths of three TfL employees due to Covid-19 in recent days.
Sixteen people have been arrested during an anti-lockdown protest in Clapham Common over the weekend.
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Elderly people have been queuing in the cold to receive the Covid-19 vaccine with wait times of up to three hours at a Lewisham GP surgery today.
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The Metropolitan Police have urged Londoners to ‘stick to the rules and stay at home’ after the Mayor of London declared a ‘major incident’ due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus across the capital.
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A ‘major incident’ has been declared in London as hospitals face being overwhelmed by the continued spread of Covid-19.
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The Windmill testing site is now open Monday to Saturday. It follows the opening of the first community Covid-19 testing site in Brixton Town Hall on Monday.
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In the seven days to January 1, The Church Street area had the highest infection rate, at 950 new cases per 100,000. This was after 152 new cases were recorded.
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The decision not to go ahead with the procedures was made to make sure the hospital can take care of the increasing number of Covid-19 patients – many who need to be in the intensive care unit (ICU).All staff leave this week was also called off because of severe “operational pressures” caused by the increased pressure on resources.
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Figured released on Tuesday show that the current rate is 978 cases per 100,000 people. This compares to an average national rate of 546, while the average London rate is 971 per 100,000.
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Jan Docker, who taught at Stillness Junior School, in Brockley Rise, passed away over Christmas, the school has confirmed.
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Network Rail staff worked on Christmas Day and the following days to replace two decks on the Selsdon Road bridge, which is used by Brighton to London trains.
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A London nurse is “in awe” of what she has seen and heard from colleagues working around the clock to save the lives of Covid patients laying in intensive care.
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The national lockdown, set to last until at least mid-February, is the latest in a series of body blows to struggling local businesses.
Read MoreThe hospital is currently treating 244 patients who have tested positive for Covid-19, approaching the 282 patient peak at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
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Originally secondary schools across London were set to return to school from January 11, a week later than normal.
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Infection rates are continuing to rise in London – the worst affected area of the UK – due to the new coronavirus strain that is up to 0.7 per cent more virulent.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday announced that England was to enter a seven-week national lockdown with a stay-at-home order in place, but there were no specific rules announced about people entering the UK from abroad.
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Mass COVID-19 testing will be available to secondary school children and staff in Greenwich before their return to school in January.
The council has stepped in to ensure a safe start to the new term following uncertainty on government strategy and calls to abandon schools opening.
Londoners are being urged not to call ambulances unless it is an emergency as the London Ambulance Service struggles to cope with the number of Covid-19 patients in the capital.
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