The next two weeks are crucial to stop coronavirus and its potential to kill, a senior west London politician has warned. Hammersmith and Fulham council leader Stephen Cowan issued the stark warning after a London-wide emergency meeting discussing what the next steps in the capital might be.
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London will not face new coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday, escaping new lockdown rules in the latest announcement from the Prime Minister.
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Mina Long-John has won a Royal College of Nursing London’s rising star award for her work at Imperial College NHS Trust.
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New coronavirus restrictions in London are now “highly likely”, the Mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan warned of further measures as Government ministers this morning finalised plans for a new three-tier local lockdown system.
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“People are saying ‘if I die, I die’, a bus driver revealed as he shared concerns about what could happen if we go through a bad winter dominated by coronavirus.
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An NHS engineer has praised community therapists for helping his 71-year-old brother walk again after contracting Covid-19 in March. People with learning disabilities can sometimes need more support to understand why they require health treatment and may refuse care.
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It is believed that a sixth form student at the Quest Academy in Selsdon has tested positive for coronavirus. An email sent to staff by the school confirms that a girl has received a positive test result. The school, in Farnborough Avenue, has not responded to a request for comment.
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Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty have played a part in increasing the cost of the expansion of a special needs school in Lewisham.
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BY RICHARD CAWLEY Gavin Rose has revealed that Dulwich Hamlet were always going to cut their budget for this season
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Sidcup Library has been closed until further notice after a staff member was in close contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, the local authority has confirmed.
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A new Covid-19 testing centre has been set up by Ladbroke Grove Tube station in West London. Kensington and Chelsea council said the centre, which opened on Monday, will be open seven-days-a-week from 8am to 8pm.
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The number of coronavirus cases in Wandsworth have doubled in the past week. Data showed that boroughs in South-west London have seen a big jump in the weekly rate of cases.
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More than 2,500 bin collections were missed across Bexley in a six-week period this year, as the outsourcing giant Serco grappled with coronavirus and a messy, ongoing industrial dispute.
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A warning has been given that it is “only a matter of time” before coronavirus cases in South London match higher rates seen for a few weeks in the west and east of the capital. A map of cases across the city put together by Merton council showed that boroughs south of the river currently have lower virus than those in north London. But Dagmar Zeuner, director of public health at Merton council, warned against complacency and said that testing data could also be unreliable.
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By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter Boroughs in South-west London have seen a big jump in the weekly rate of
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A senior NHS chief has explained a new strategy London hospitals will use to keep patients safe, even if the capital sees a huge second surge of Covid-19. Professor Tim Orchard, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said hospitals across London were looking to create dedicated “hubs”, where non-Covid patients will receive routine, “elective” treatments and operations.
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People with coronavirus symptoms in the capital’s smallest borough have been urged to stay vigilant as Londoners collectively hope to avert a local lockdown. In the week up to September 23, another 32 people were diagnosed with the virus in Kensington and Chelsea.
Read MoreThere are currently thought to be six coronavirus patients receiving treatment at Croydon University Hospital, and none are in intensive care. As cases increase across London, the rates in Croydon are still low.
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About 50 students are self-isolating at a university halls of residence in Hammersmith. The Royal College of Music confirmed yesterday that a Covid-19 outbreak has taken place at Consort Village halls in Goldhawk Road.
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