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Three people were arrested during an anti-lockdown protest, including the woman seen in the video.

VACCINATION efforts across Dorset are “stepping up” as more doses begin to reach the county. Thousands of people have already been immunised against the coronavirus since efforts started last month, mainly based out of a hub at Dorset County Hospital. But in the next few days this work is due to be expanded with more than a dozen GP surgery-led programmes due to start next week before a mass vaccination centre in Bournemouth opens. “There’s a lot of confidence that our delivery models are ready to go so when the vaccine supply starts in earnest, we will be in a very good posit...

The three new sites are the Sturminster Newton Medical Centre, The Digby Hall and the Whitecliff Surgery. Sites have been developed by primary care networks (groups of local GP practices) who have worked together to develop detailed plans to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations in their wider community locations. Primary care networks have been working round the clock to rapidly to redesign their sites and put in place safe processes to deliver vaccines.  Dr Simone Yule, a GP and Clinical Director for the Blackmore Vale partnership, said “I am delighted and relieved that we can start the ...

Sent by Dorset CCG, the letter states the most important action people can take is staying home. It has been signed by a number of medical professionals, including Sam Crowe, director of Public Health Dorset, Dr Alyson O’Donnell, chief medical officer at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust and Dr Forbes Watson, chair of Dorset CCG. It comes as figures yesterday revealed 204 people were admitted to Dorset hospitals with coronavirus between December 28 and January 3. As of January 5, 272 people were in hospital with the virus, 20 of which required mechanical ventilation. The lette...

Craig Oakes, President of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce, said: "Personally, I was quite optimistic we might slip through the net, bearing in mind cases are still some of the lowest in the country down here but unfortunately not. “I know the announcement won’t come as a huge surprise to businesses, but they will be disappointed they cannot operate over New Year’s Eve. “I feel that this last-minute approach where restaurants and pubs were gearing up to do New Year’s Eve and then pulling the rug from under them at the last minute is unfair and upsetting.