Covid-19: Whitty says case levels may get 'scary' and warning on organ damage

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➡️ Infection numbers could still get 'scary', says Whitty ➡️ Younger adults risk Covid organ damage - study ➡️ Covid staff shortage could shut meat production Here's our morning coronavirus update

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening.people should act with caution

as Covid restrictions in England end on Monday, says the chief medical adviser Prof Chris Whitty. With the UK recording nearly 50,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, he says hospital admissions - already doubling every three weeks - could hit "scary numbers" if the trend continues and "we could get into trouble again surprisingly fast".

, research suggests. Four in 10 of those between 19 and 49 developed problems with their kidneys, lungs or other organs, according to a study of 73,197 treated in hospital during the first wave of Covid in 2020.3. Covid staff shortage could shut meat productionprocessors see one in 10 of their workforce being told to self-isolate

by the NHS Covid app, the industry warns. The number of people notified by the app in England and Wales recently passed half a million in a single week. And staff shortages are being felt across all sectors, in particular hospitality and leisure, says the president of the CBI, which represents 190,000 businesses.UK could face a "tsunami" of shop closures

this autumn, with owners faced with repaying £1.7bn in debt, Bill Grimsey, the former boss of Wickes and Iceland, says. His latest report into the future of High Streets says small shops survived the pandemic by taking on government-backed loans that would not normally have been granted, based on their finances. The review calls for the government to write off some debt. The Treasury says it's already providing further support and flexibility in loan repayment.

 

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