by Stefan Davies | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Featured Articles, News
The Regional Chief Midwife in the Midlands, Janet Driver, is urging pregnant women to get their free flu jab. Thousands of women in the region last year failed to get vaccinated leaving themselves and their unborn babies vulnerable to the deadly flu virus. Janet...
by Stefan Davies | Oct 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Public Health England has confirmed that a further 8 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county since the start of the outbreak to 1,146. In the United Kingdom, 18,980 new cases of...
by Stefan Davies | Oct 8, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
NHS Test and Trace has reported that 51,475 people tested positive for COVID-19 in England between 24 and 30 September, a 56% increase on the previous week. This is the highest total since the scheme was launched in May. Some 68.6% of close contacts of people who...
by Stefan Davies | Sep 24, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The much-anticipated NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app has launched in England and Wales. Based on APIs from Apple and Google, the app uses Bluetooth technology to track time and distance between smartphone devices. It also offers a QR code check-in capability at bars,...
by Stefan Davies | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Coronavirus cases in Herefordshire continue to rise, but the rate at which they are increasing has slowed down over recent days. In the seven days ending 22nd September, 11 new cases of the virus were recorded in the county. That’s compared to the seven days...