August 09
The UK death toll that stood at 46,574 was the highest in Europe.
There was a push in some circles to get schools re-opened.
August 11
It was reported that the number of COVID-19 cases had surpassed 20,000,000 having reached more than 10 million only six week earlier on the 28th of June.
Five million of the cases were in the United States of America alone.
The U.S. was reporting its lowest number of new weekly cases at around 47,000.
There had been 733,900 deaths reported from COVID-19 world wide.
On Monday the Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Behind these statistics is a great deal of pain and suffering.”
“Every life lost matters. I know many of you are grieving and that this is a difficult moment for the world. But I want to be clear, there are green shoots of hope and no matter where a country, a region, a city or a town is – it’s never too late to turn the outbreak around,” Tedros said.
In Australia it was the greatest day of loss during the pandemic. Nineteen people had died in Victoria the day before and now the daily death toll was 21 with 410 new cases of COVID-10 in a single day. There had been 267 deaths in Victoria due to COVID-19.
New Zealand reported four new cases and went into lockdown.
-Lloyd Marken
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We are now having the problem of the under 25s who quite simply refuse to obey the rules, especially the ones about social gatherings. That is certainly the reason for the huge rise in cases in Nottingham. University students, the most selfish people in the world. Police broke up ten of their parties last Saturday night.
I am sorry to hear this John. I believe restrictions should be put in place in the UK more but restrictions can’t help if people aren’t going to play ball. We need to work together.
As John said, so many people are blatantly ignoring the restrictions. Not only the university students, but football supporters celebrating in the streets too. I doubt anything is going to work, as long as those sections of society are prepared to be so selfish.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yet schools are open?! Stay safe and best wishes Pete. You’re back in the furnace for sure.