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A resident enjoys a visit from her daughter at Rothsay Grange care home For residents at Rothsay Grange care home in Andover, this has been an emotional week. Having not seen their family members for many weeks, the residents finally reunited with their loved ones this week following the relaxation of lockdown rules. Despite the need for testing and social distancing, it was still welcome news for many residents and their family members to be able to meet in the comfort of their bedroom. Residents and their relatives enjoyed getting together and catching up face to face. The current...

A KEY WORKER says she has been "left without childcare at the drop of a hat", as students begin their phased return to school this week.

The testing took place on Thursday and Friday. Head of School, Bruce Burley, was committed to getting students back in the classroom as soon as possible and wanted to avoid a staggered start despite the huge logistical challenge of mass testing before March 8. Rachel Ure, the operations manager at the school and the testing co-ordinator, said that testing 90 per cent of the student population of Wyvern St Edmund’s in just two days was made possible thanks to “a lot of planning and preparation” but also due to the number of experienced test processors in the school testing clinic. ...

Rapid lateral flow test scheme announced at the weekend

The coronavirus deaths recorded at East Yorkshire care homes revealed Care homes have been devastated by the pandemic but the worst is now over thanks to the vaccine The worst is over for care homes thanks to the vaccination programme (Image: Getty) Some of the most heartbreaking stories to come from the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic involve care homes. Outbreaks in residential and care homes can have a terrible impact while visitors have been banned for large periods, living residents isolated and alone, despite the best efforts of dedicated staff. But since the vaccination ...