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Indian variant: How concerned should we be in Wiltshire?

Coronavirus cases involving the so-called Indian variant are continuing to soar, threatening the further relaxation of lockdown rules scheduled for next month. Data from Public Health England (PHE) published on Thursday (May 13) shows a steep rise in cases associated with B16172, which has been designated as a “variant of concern”. Cases went from 520 to 1,313 in the space of one week. If the new strain is proved to be significantly more transmissible than other virus mutations, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said hard choices may lie ahead. To tackle the rise in cases associated with the Indian variant, remaining second doses for the over-50s will be accelerated and will now come eight weeks after the first.

Very small number of Covid variants picked up in Wiltshire

“A very small number” of coronavirus variants have been detected in Wiltshire, the council’s public health boss has revealed, but they are not of concern to the wider community. These variants, classed as variants under investigation, are not as worrisome as variants of concern but are still being carefully monitored. Kate Blackburn, Wiltshire Council’s director for public health, said: “We’ve had a very small number of variants under investigation. They have all been managed, the steps that were required of the individual in terms of isolation were all done so there was no onward risk into the community.”

In Focus: Jemima Blackburn, the extraordinary artist of nature who became the real-life Jemima Puddle-Duck

Beatrix Potter s Jemima Puddle-Duck. Credit: Alamy Once regarded as a rival to Bewick and Audubon, but now largely forgotten, ornithological artist Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909) was a formative influence on the young Beatrix Potter. Ian Morton takes a closer look. Consider Jemima Puddle-Duck, one of the most revered figures in children’s literature. The name, mellifluous and memorable, is a subtle creation, its two internal alliterations inducing an endearing quality that has sustained this quaint character through the decades. Within that name lies a personal tale: the choice of Jemima was a tribute to a Scottish artist who had been influential in Beatrix Potter’s early development as a writer and illustrator and who remained lifelong in her high regard. On her 10th birthday, Potter had received a copy of a book of paintings by Jemima Blackburn, one of the most respected ornithological artists of the time. In due course, the two were to meet.

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