The Coronavirus observational guide . . .

Well today in the UK the death total from Covid-19 officially became the highest in Europe at 29,427 deaths. This is not good although it is hard to compare one country to another because of the way each counts the numbers. Plus all sorts of variables such as population size and even variations in the numbers of people of different age groups. Up to today Italy has had the highest figure for overall deaths in Europe but they are further along the pandemics timeline than the UK and are taking tentative steps at easing the Lockdown.

Also today in our little village in Shropshire a family have gone into self-isolation as one of them works in a Care Home and woke up on Monday feeling unwell and with a temperature. They tried to arrange a visit to one of the drive though test centres but were offered one in either Glasgow or Belfast (WHAT?). Certainly not very practical and not really a one day round trip when you are feeling healthy yet allow when sick. Luckily the Care Home has managed to organise home tests for them. There are five in the household. . . . Hopefully they will be OK . . . . . . We have offered to get supplies if they need them.