There was no area of life untouched by the covid 19 pandemic at what impact did it have on those who risk their lives to save others . Thats the question being asked by the next stage of the covid public enquiry, known as module three, which begins today. It will examine how Healthcare Workers were impacted, looking at the issue of ppe, and masks and infection control, as well as the way that gps and the triple one helpline were used. It will also aim to shed light on the thorny issues of shielding for the most vulnerable, eternity services and end of life care, along with many other areas maternity. Inquiries started in june last year and looked at all aspects of the worst pandemic of modern times. This section is due to take ten weeks and will include 30,000 stories submitted by members of the public, said to be the largest Engagement Exercise ever undertaken by a uk public enquiry. It will also hearfrom about 50 in person witnesses. But there has been concern raised by one leading g
Demolish to, used to be known as east timor. Because the pope, Pope Francis, is arriving there. It is part of a very big tour, and this is a mostly catholic nation, formerly a portuguese colony, in southeast asia. It is a three Day Visit which will include an open Air Celebration of mass, and The Vatican says that it could include half the population, which is around 1. 3 Million, so, they are expecting very big crowds there. The pope, who is 87, isjust leaving his car, it seems, we canjust 87, isjust leaving his car, it seems, we can just see on the other side of the windows, i think. At the start of this trip in Timor Leste. Part of a Big Tour Organised by The Vatican. He has just come to Timor Leste from papua new guinea, and you can see there the pope. Applause and cheering. Being escorted there by his aides. He is 87, and he has been on this big tour, attendance of Tens Of Thousands of people expected to gather there to meet him. Applause and cheering. You can hear some of the cro
On patients, Healthcare Workers and the wider nhs. The hearings will also focus on issues such as the Diagnosis And Treatment of patients with long covid, protective equipment in hospitals, and the policy of shielding. More than 30,000 people in the uk have shared their personal stories from the pandemic 7 as part of a report called every story matters, which will be published today. At the worst point, i didnt want to live any longer. My lungs were white,. Id got covid pneumonia. Every single household across the country lived through covid in a different way. Everything in you has just drained, gone. The first person i met, mandy, was a community midwife, when reports showed a new virus emerged. Like everybody in Health Care, we were really struggling, trying to get equipment was absolutely horrendous. Mandy still finds it hard to breathe. Even after our short walk. She spent three weeks in hospital after Catching Covid at work at the height of the pandemic. A bit breathless. Coming
Which the opposition mr gonzalez s opposition colleague maria corina machado says he left the country because his life was in danger. Earlier, the european union s foreign affairs chiefjosep borrell, described it as a sad day for democracy in venezuela. In a statement, he said. . . Let s get the reaction of some residents of caracas. Translation: i feel. . . Hopelessness. What little hope we had went off with him. I think that his departure says a lot. I m very upset. But at the same time, i think he s safe where he is. We need to keep on fighting. And with faith, i m not losing hope. But this needs to end yesterday. Not tomorrow, but yesterday. Our reporter mimi swaby is monitoring the situation from our london newsroom. Shejoins me now she joins me now for shejoins me now for more on this. Maybe, good to speak to you. Where does this leave the opposition then now that their leader has gone into exile in spain? leader has gone into exile in sain?. , ,. , leader has gone into exile in
Words of thanks for the expressions of solidarity i received from you. I wanted to inform you that i arrived to madrid today in the morning, my departure from caracas was surrounded by episodes of pressure, coercion and threats that i would not be allowed to leave. I trust that we would soon continue the fight for liberty and the return to democracy in venezuela. A big hug for everyone. Venezuela s opposition says its candiate mr gonzalez won the presidential election held on the 28th ofjuly. The opposition published vote tallies online claiming to show its victory. The us, the eu and other nations backed those voting figures and to this day recognise mr gonzalez as the winner. But, nicolas maduro a socialist who s been in power 11 years says he won the election. He moved to crush protests and legal challenges to the results ultimately forcing mr gonzalez to seek protection. Before fleeing the country, he took refuge in the spanish embassy in caracas. The 75 year old faced certai