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200728 | Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web

Test, track and trace in Cornwall: a tangled web

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Cornwall has the resources to do effective Covid-19 contact tracing. So why is it not being allowed to do so? Jane Stevenson talks to Councillor Colin Martin, who has been trying to find out.  read more »

200729 | Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules

Boris Johnson says there are signs of a COVID-19 ‘second wave’ as he defends new travel rules

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200729 | Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

Covid-19: NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

 NHS campaigners in Cornwall call for urgent pandemic review

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 8:45am 28th July 2020.  read more »

200721 | George Eustice AGAINST | How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

How your MP voted on legal bid to protect the NHS in US trade deal

The amendment would have banned any deal that undermined the ability "to maintain the quality and safety of health or care services"  read more »

200709 | People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

People who don't have referral to be sent away from A&E

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 6:52am 9th July 2020.

People who turn up at A&E at the Royal Cornwall Hospital may be turned away, unless they have a referral.

A new system is being introduced for people in Cornwall who need urgent – but not emergency – NHS care.  read more »

200622 | Death at Cornish care home after 'outbreak' of coronavirus

Death at Cornish care home after 'outbreak' of coronavirus

Death at Cornish care home after 'outbreak' of coronavirus
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Published by Sarah Yeoman at 11:53am 22nd June 2020.  read more »

200620 | Cornwall's coronavirus 'hotspot' is revealed

Cornwall's coronavirus 'hotspot' is revealed

Cornwall's coronavirus 'hotspot' is revealed

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 11:31am 18th June 2020.

It has been revealed where in Cornwall has seen the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths.

New Office for National Statistics data shows the number of deaths involving Covid-19 split by small areas within local authorities.  read more »

200616 | Total number of coronavirus deaths in Cornwall passes 200

Total number of coronavirus deaths in Cornwall passes 200

Total number of coronavirus deaths in Cornwall passes 200
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Published by Sarah Yeoman at 12:26pm 16th June 2020.

Written by Daniel Clark. Local Democracy Reporter  read more »

200614 | NHS lab staff in Cornwall are praised following coronavirus pandemic

NHS lab staff in Cornwall are praised following coronavirus pandemic

NHS lab staff in Cornwall are praised following coronavirus pandemic

Published by the Pirate FM News Team at 2:00pm 14th June 2020.  read more »