Covid-19: 'Strong decline' in virus and 'long Covid' compensation call

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➡️ 'Strong decline' in coronavirus in England since January ➡️ Compensation call for key workers suffering from 'long Covid' ➡️ TV channels to show vaccine myth-busting video Here are five things you need to know about the pandemic this morning

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening."strong decline" in levels of coronavirus infections

in England since January, according to scientists working on Imperial College London's regular React study. Tests among 85,000 randomly selected people between 4 and 13 February suggest infections have dropped by two-thirds across England since lockdown began. However, the study indicates virus levels are still high, with one in 200 testing positive.pressure to compensate key workers

suffering from "long Covid", with 65 MPs and peers signing a letter to the prime minister calling for it to be recognised as an occupational disease. Layla Moran, who chairs a committee of MPs looking into coronavirus, says ministers should not abandon "the true heroes of the pandemic". The Department of Health says employers should "make full use" of existing support for staff.

 

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I have heard that most key workers benefit from 12 months sickness benefit and therefore some would say that’s compensation enough.

tv channels to show myth busting phahahahahahahavahha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you mean show more propaganda

Any change of you reporting on the success of India in cutting covid deaths?

Amazing. We should totally do that here. Show a myth busting video.

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