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Little England’s big Covid-19 problem
Posted By Mary Fitzgerald and Peter Geoghegan on October 12, 2020 @ 12:30
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[1] letter: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-parents-and-guardians-when-you-should-book-a-coronavirus-test-for-your-child/letter-to-parents-and-guardians-when-you-should-book-a-coronavirus-test-for-your-child
[2] fatigue and headaches: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/07/fatigue-and-fever-most-common-covid-symptoms-in-children-study
[3] up to 80% of cases: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-up-to-80-of-covid-19-patients-have-no-symptoms-health-secretary-says-12004987
[4] urging citizens: https://twitter.com/matthancock/status/1285458229837860866?lang=en
[5] highest Covid-19 death rate: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/world/europe/UK-deaths-coronavirus-europe.html
[6] Italy: https://www.thelocal.it/20200923/how-to-get-a-coronavirus-test-in-italy
[7] discouraged the public from seeking tests: https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-coronavirus-testing-guidance-trump-officials-wrote-ignored-scientists-nyt-2020-9?r=US&IR=T
[8] lower infection rates: https://www.ft.com/content/a3fe315f-610a-4086-a6bc-a466a7f33aa1
[9] Deloitte: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/deloitte-gets-another-huge-covid-contract-for-crazy-plan-to-test-millions-each-day/
[10] run by Conservative Party allies: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/firms-linked-tories-won-500m-22563625
[11] unilaterally rewrite their own service agreements: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/serco-lands-another-45m-for-failing-covid-test-and-trace-scheme/
[12] controversial NHS Covid data deals: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/we-need-urgent-answers-about-massive-nhs-covid-data-deal/
[13] bedding in: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/we-mustnt-let-silicon-valley-thinking-infect-our-nhs/
[14] cut by 40% in real terms: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/10/england-worst-covid-figures-austerity-inequality
[15] stonking mandate: https://news.sky.com/story/general-election-boris-johnson-thanks-new-tory-voters-for-his-stonking-mandate-11886019
[16] with the bloc on Covid procurement: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/13/uk-missed-three-chances-to-join-eu-scheme-to-bulk-buy-ppe
[17] concerns among doctors: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/uk-coronavirus-guidance-could-cause-spike-child-deaths-doctors-warn/
[18] hospital logs: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exclusive-new-evidence-of-child-deaths-linked-to-stay-at-home-covid-warnings/
[19] negligence battles: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/government-preparing-fight-expensive-negligence-claims-over-nhs-staff-deaths/
[20] similar incidents: https://rsf.org/en/news/uk-press-freedom-under-threat-lockdown-government-dismisses-reporting-campaigning-newspapers
[21] ‘Trumpian’ attacks on press freedom: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/downing-street-condemned-over-vindictive-treatment-of-opendemocracy/
[22] that England still has insufficient stocks of flu vaccine: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/sep/22/boots-stop-taking-flu-jab-bookings-under-65s-stock-run-low-coronavirus
[23] not least onto young people: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/sep/15/rule-six-covid-blame-game