With a feeling of déjà vu, Covid is topping the news agenda once again during this festive season. Liverpool City Council Video Journalist Jenifer Bruce was given unique access to a Covid Intensive Care Ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital to capture the reality of what is currently happening. And that reality is young, … Read more
From today (16 August 2021) the rules around what to do if you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 have changed. If you are identified as a close contact of a confirmed Covid-19 case you now won’t have to automatically self-isolate, if you meet any of the following: Have been double vaccinated in … Read more
Mayor Joe Anderson reflects on the opportunity that lockdown presented him and how it’s never too late to make a difference. “As someone who was classed as a shielded person, and told I was at a much higher risk of not being able to fight off COVID-19 if I became infected, I found it a … Read more
Directors of Public Health across the region are urging people to ensure they use face coverings in shops, takeaways and public transport, avoid crowds and keep to social distancing of 2 metres. The plea from Directors of Public Health, who are now leading the local response to Covid-19 outbreaks, comes as cases are increasing in … Read more
A new helpline has been launched to support people in Liverpool who need to self-isolate during the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid Isolation Advice Line has been created to help people who need to self-isolate to find support to stay at home. Nationally, the Government has advised that shielding ended on 1 … Read more
The latest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 68 with the largest number of confirmed cases is Princes Park (18 cases), followed by Picton ward (9 cases), then Greenbank and Wavertree wards (6 cases).
Culture guru Phil Redmond reflects on the threat Covid-19 poses to the cultural sector we know and love and the importance of a recovery plan to ensure its future. “It has been estimated that a worst case scenario for the cultural industries would be a loss of 400,000 jobs and £74bn in annual revenue across … Read more
My name is Simon Huthwaite and I’m the Operations Manager for St Andrew’s Community Network. The Network is the home of North Liverpool Foodbank and as detailed previously, we provide 3-day emergency food parcels to people in crisis across the north of the city in partnership with the Trussell Trust. We have noticed an increase … Read more
With a busy weekend of football, Father’s Day and beautiful weather coming up, many people on Merseyside will be getting that first taste of ‘normality’, since Coronavirus restrictions were introduced in March this year. Although lockdown restrictions have begun to ease, a key challenge for the UK and indeed Merseyside is to navigate these changes … Read more
Test and Trace is a new service developed by the NHS to help people who develop symptoms of Coronavirus to be tested quickly. The service will also trace all recent close contacts of anyone who tests positive. The service is an added safety net when you start going out and about. This service will let … Read more
My name is Simon Huthwaite and I am the Operations Manager for St Andrew’s Community Network. The network is the home of North Liverpool Foodbank and we provide three-day emergency food parcels to people in crisis across the North end of the city in partnership with the Trussell Trust. In my last update, I detailed … Read more
Eight weeks ago I witnessed the closure and cancellation of our cultural sector – organisations, venues, festivals and events all ground to a standstill with months’ worth of plans and years of ambitions seemingly obliterated in a matter of days. But these lockdown weeks haven’t resulted in surrender or self-pity. In fact, it has triggered … Read more
Matt Ashton is the Director of Public Health for Liverpool City Council. Matt lives in the city and takes up the role at a time of unprecedented challenge. Matt was previously the Director of Public Health at the neighbouring Merseyside borough of Sefton Council. Liverpool was the first council in the country to appoint a … Read more
It’s understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything you’re hearing about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) right now. It’s also understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. However, having an open, supportive discussion with your child(ren) can help them understand, cope and even make a positive contribution … Read more
Over the last few weeks we’ve all become experts, of varying degrees of knowledge, in infectious disease; specifically in COVID-19 which didn’t even exist last November. Now I’m not an expert, so the intention of this blog is to explain some of the key terminology that you may have heard, and give some insight into … Read more
Dr Eddie McAteer is a retired paediatric anaesthetist, with a strong interest in immunology. Dr Yvonne Bordon is a Senior Editor with Nature Reviews Immunology, the world’s top immunology journal and one of Nature’s scientific journals. Here they explore what happens to the immune system when Covid-19 strikes. Imagine a farmer with a field of … Read more
Matt Ashton is the new Director of Public Health for Liverpool City Council. Matt lives in the city and takes up the role at a time of unprecedented challenge. Matt was previously the Director of Public Health at the neighbouring Merseyside borough of Sefton Council. Liverpool was the first council in the country to appoint … Read more
After a five year stint in prison, 38-year old Chris Brown turned his life around — vowing to give something back to the city he loves… “My name is Christopher Brown. I am a father of three from Liverpool and the founder of Holiday Hunger, a community interest company. My business is feeding the most … Read more
Liverpool’s new Director of Public Health officially begins the job today of keeping its 500,000 citizens healthy and happy – but he won’t be setting foot outside his house.
Liverpool City Council has today launched an online form for the city’s businesses to apply for a Covid-19 support grant.