London Mayor declares “major incident” as UK capital devastated by COVID-19
London is suffering an unprecedented medical catastrophe. Last Saturday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared a “major incident” in the capital.
Khan said in a statement, “The situation in London is now critical with the spread of the virus out of control… our hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed. The stark reality is that we will run out of beds for patients in the next couple of weeks unless the spread of the virus slows down drastically.”
In an interview with
Sky News, he described the situation as “like a theatre of war.”
12 January 2021
With permission, I would like to update the House on Defence’s support to the national Covid response.
As Honourable Members are aware, I committed to updating Parliament on our efforts and the
MOD has been submitting weekly updates on the work to assist our outstanding
NHS and colleagues from across government, as we fight back against this awful virus.
We might not be on the frontline of this particular fight but we are with them ‘in the trenches’ and, since last year, in increasing numbers. In fact, Defence’s contribution to the Covid response now represents the most significant domestic resilient operation in peacetime. And more personnel are committed on UK resilience tasks today than at any time since the pandemic.
NOTWITHSTANDING the debate over vaccination, the logic of which has escaped some readers (Letters, January 6, 7 & 8), we now learn that England, Germany and other states are prioritising teachers to ease their fears of contagion, enable schools to return, parents to work and their mental health to be preserved. One can only sympathise with parents with school-age children trapped in limited accommodation, or others prevented from working because schools are closed. The mental and physical health effects of this will last years. Vaccinating teachers is a means to an end to benefit many more than them alone. The elderly and retired are safe in lockdown, albeit frustrated and bored.
KBR Wins Industry Innovation Award for UK Military Training Solution
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HOUSTON, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ (NYSE: KBR) A ground-breaking mixed reality training solution, developed by KBR in collaboration with Microsoft, has won a prestigious UK industry award for innovation.
For 12 months, KBR s Government Solutions EMEA Advisory team has been working to create the world s first mixed reality solution for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) medical training for the Defence Medical Services section of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), with help from Microsoft.
The project won the Visionary Award for Protecting Society and Saving Lives at the 16