READER’S LETTER: Priority needed for Covid testing queues
Dear Editor,
I’m sure you are sick of Covid as much as the rest of us.
But I went for a pcr test in Crewe yesterday with my 14-year-old as it’s been Xmas.
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33,000 working days lost to Covid among NW ambulance staff
Ambulance staff covering Cheshire lost more than 33,000 working days to Long Covid, new figures show.
And some staff have suffered absences lasting more than 12 months, according to a Freedom of Information request to North West Ambulance Service Trust.
Second walk-in Covid vaccine clinic in Nantwich
A second walk-on Covid vaccine session is being held in Nantwich this week.
Anyone eligible for a Covid vaccination you can attend without booking an appointment at Nantwich Civic Hall on Thursday December 30.
Walk-in booster Covid vaccine in Nantwich Civic Hall
Residents can get a booster Covid vaccine dose as a walk-in from the Nantwich Civic Hall tomorrow (December 21)
They will be available on Tuesday December 21 between 2pm and 7pm.
Four Crewe Regional Sunday league matches hit by Covid
Crewe Regional Sunday League games were hit by Covid with four of the ten scheduled matches postponed.
In the Premier Division, Betley won 1-3 at NHB to move within one point of League leaders The Lions.
Nantwich grandmother pens children’s book during lockdown
A Nantwich grandmother who penned her first book during Covid lockdown has successfully published it.
Amy Damatt, of Wellington Road, wrote the educational children’s story “A Puppy’s Tale by Rex” from the perspective of a rescued pup living with his owner and dogs of different ages and sizes.
23 care staff in Cheshire East quit over non vaccinations
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Twenty-three care staff have quit companies contracted with Cheshire East Council because they had not been vaccinated against Covid.
And the council is gearing up for the April “double jab” deadline which could hit all its front-line care and health workers.
46% of Cheshire East parents consent to school Covid vaccines
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nearly half the parents approached in Cheshire East have consented to their children receiving the Covid vaccination in schools.
Mark Bayley, head of service for education infrastructure and outcomes at the council, said 46% had so far agreed.
Vaccine decisions for Cheshire East children in care
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East is deciding on a case by case basis if children in the council’s care should be given the Covid vaccine if birth parents do not consent.
Annemarie Parker, head of service for cared for children and care leavers, told a corporate parenting committee that the local authority sought consent from the parents of cared for children aged 12 to 15.
CEC director of public health asks residents to mask up
Cheshire East’s director of public health is urging residents to keep on wearing face masks when inside with people they don’t live with.
Latest Government figures show the rate of positive cases in Cheshire East as 704 per 100,000 population.
Covid cases in Cheshire East 10-14 yr olds “five times” higher than adults
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The number of school children who have tested positive in the 10 to 14 age group in Cheshire East is nearly five times that of the adult population.
Latest available figures quoted by director of education Jacky Forster revealed that at the beginning of the week (October 4), the overall positive rate in Cheshire East was 515 per 100,000 population.
More than 130 CEC care staff not fully vaccinated, figures show
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than 130 staff working in Cheshire East care homes have not had both Covid jabs, with half of these exempt on medical grounds.
The matter was raised at an adults and health committee where Cllr Arthur Moran (Nantwich North & West, Ind) raised concerns the November deadline for all staff to be double jabbed could have a negative impact on staff numbers.
All Cheshire East Covid costs paid by Government, says finance chief
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s entire Covid-related costs have been funded by the government to date and not the council.
The revelation comes after the authority predicted the impact of the Covid pandemic would cost about £70 million and swallow up the council’s reserves.
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