Mr Rennie said: “People who are self-isolating or shielding others are running out of cash because they can’t get to the bank and some don’t have internet access.
Month: April 2020
VIRUS: ARGYLL AND BUTE LEADER UPBEAT ABOUT IT
people most at risk from COVID-19. More than that, local people are looking out for their neighbours and friends in different ways to help ensure that isolating doesn’t mean being isolated. This community spirit is something we should all be proud of in Argyll and Bute.
VIRUS: THE VAN MAN COMETH NOT
The Scottish Government has not responded to a request to comment. However it told The Times that a list would be shared with supermarkets next week to allow deliveries to start.
BRIAN WILSON WRITES FOR THE DEMOCRAT
Then along come another set of experts, including Catherine Calderwood, our former Chief Medical Officer, to tell us the focus on testing is a “diversion” and doesn’t matter all that much. Who is one to believe? On balance, we tend to accept that “we are where we are”, even if it is not quite where we should be.
VIRUS: TWO MORE NEWSPAPERS CLOSE DOWN
The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News are to be liquidated, it has been confirmed today.
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Especially given that it is a matter of life and death, underscored by the fact that a council home care worker, Catherine Sweeney, has died after contracting coronavirus.