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Officer laid to rest with full military honours Article by June 9, 2021 Led by the country’s Head of State, a nation today bade farewell to a police officer in a solemn and dignified funeral service also attended by the Prime Minister and senior Cabinet ministers, the senior ranks of the police force and scores of family and neighbours of a close-knit St Peter community. It was the final farewell for acting Station Sergeant Newton Carmichael Lewis. His parents Alincia Lewis and Anthony Lewis; his wife Kathy, children and other close family watched as his colleague mourne...

Derek Ward, Director of Public Health, Lincolnshire EMN-210206-140426001 Scientists advising government have urged the planned unlocking on June 21 to be delayed due to a surge of Indian variant cases in other areas of the country. Lincolnshire County Council’s Director of Public Health Professor Derek Ward said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the deadline was extended as chief medical officers examine the overall numbers and give clearer data. He said if a delay were to take place, the vast majority would not see any change, but that it would be the “prudent” thing to do. “What I...

Steady view for Lincolnshire as COVID infections low and vaccines prove effective Vaccination rate helping fend off new variants | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite Local health bosses are “generally” confident Lincolnshire will remain steadfast against coronavirus in the coming weeks, as infections remain low and vaccines prove effective. The county is currently defying the national and regional trend of an increase in the Indian variant, with the majority of cases being Kent (the national mutation). Health bosses have also said the high rate of vaccination in the county (75% had ...

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Still low occurrence of India COVID mutation in Lincolnshire 3% of cases are variants of concern | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite There is still a low occurrence of the India COVID mutation in Lincolnshire, with just 3% of cases containing variants of concern. These include the Indian variant as well as the South African and Brazilian mutations, which are thought to be more contagious than the original strain, and can therefore spread faster in the population. However, Lincolnshire health bosses said there are no signs of community transmission of the other variants besides the Kent ...