Health chiefs have urged people to be “more stringent” as the region became the UK’s epicentre of the Covid pandemic with the national death toll now topping the 100,000 mark.
Pic: PA SANDWELL Council and West Midlands Police have issued a joint warning to shops and supermarkets in Sandwell after alarming reports of COVID-19 rules being ignored. The letter has been sent to all large shops and supermarkets urging managers to ensure face coverings are worn, customers are encouraged to use hand sanitiser as the number of customers allowed in stores is limited. The letter also asks shop managers to reduce congestion by using queue management and one-way systems to ensure social distancing is possible for staff and customers. It warns that if rules are not followed police will warn the public of concerns regarding safety in stores and will take action against individuals.
Covid-19: Sandwell health boss says deniers ridiculous
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A health chief says Covid-19 deniers are ridiculous .
Dr Lisa McNally, director of public health for Sandwell in the West Midlands, has also criticised people who are sceptical about the vaccines being used to fight the coronavirus.
She says despite social media abuse, she will continue to tell people the truth about the seriousness of the pandemic, and how jabs are a safe and effective reaction to it.
Her comments to BBC Midlands Today came as it was revealed that 10 hospital trusts across England - including Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust - consistently reported having no spare adult critical care beds.
INFECTION rates across Dudley and Sandwell are rising according to latest figures - as the tier system is set to come up for review tomorrow. Dudley s overall infection rate in the week up to December 23 was 306.6 cases per 100,000 people - with 986 cases recorded in the seven days - up 37.1 per cent. This is slightly above the national average. Sandwell s infection rate in the same period was slightly higher at 343.1 cases per 100,000 people - with 1,127 cases recorded, this is up 34.2 per cent, again above the national average. The next level of infection rate is between 400 - 799 with these areas recorded in purple on the Government s interactive Covid-19 map which can be seen at https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map.
Chief executive exodus: NZX firms losing bosses, business leader questions pay scales
18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Rob Campbell - raising questions about CEO pay. Photo / supplied
A chief executive exodus has hit a range of top NZX-listed businesses.
Four bosses of large companies have announced their departure since November. SkyCity CEO Graeme Stephens left on November 30 with only a few days notice and no word of where he s going.
The previous day, Kathmandu said chief executive Xavier Simonet would leave in six months to work for the Australian public service.
And again on November 30, Sky Network Television said its chief executive Martin Stewart was leaving the company to return home to Europe after just 21 months in charge.