No idea where the last week has gone. Since last Thursday, the UK has gone past 20,000 dead, realised that several thousand had gone uncounted in care homes, and debated coming out of lockdown. It feels far too early: deaths… Read more30th April 2020

They’re starting to talk about easing restrictions. I can’t help feel its premature. The death toll keeps rising albeit slower and there’s still no vaccine or cure. That said the daily growth in cases and deaths seems to have stabilised… Read more23rd April 2020

Nothing much to report recently. The numbers keep rising – 125,000 cases, 16,500 dead in the UK, 785,000 cases, 41,000 dead in the US – but at least in the UK it seems to be slowing. We’re still under quarantine… Read more20th April 2020

Another 700 dead, though things seem to be plateauing a bit. Here’s hoping. No real news about lifting restrictions, though every country in the union except England has already extended by 3 weeks. John is really ill. The doc phoned… Read more15th April 2020

Another 711 deaths overnight. Its definitely slowing down but still not at the peak. Over in the US things go from bad to bizarre. Trump holds a daily press conference ostensibly to talk about Covid-19. Yesterday’s was instead an attack… Read more14th April 2020

BJ is out of hospital, though he’ll have to take time off to recover we’re told. Meanwhile Priti Patel, deputising at the daily press conference, made what can only be described as a complete car crash of it. Gibberish, avoided… Read more12th April 2020

The USA now has just under half a million cases and 15,000 dead. Trump is largely responsible for failing to stop this spread, though he is already trying to rewrite history and to blame the WHO. For posterity here’s a… Read more9th April 2020

Boris Johnson still in ICU, apparently ‘doing well’ We managed to book a shopping delivery !!! Yay !! Much relief… It should arrive on Saturday. John still in hospital but we think improving. Just hoping that when they send him… Read more7th April 2020

I learned today that the BMA have issued guidance to doctors in how to handle rationing of care. Its a terrible thought. But inevitably there is going to be a time when doctors have to choose between patients, or consider… Read more6th April 2020

The weekend has been full of people being dicks, going to the park, to the beach, having barbecues, and the police sending them home. I despair sometimes. It seems astounding to me that people still don’t get it. They think… Read more4th April 2020