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“Lateral flow testing should be daily routine” says Bedford health chief

Lateral flow testing should be part of people’s daily routine, says a Bedford Borough Council health chief. He made the suggestion amid an increase in Covid-related deaths...

Number of omicron cases doubling every two to three days in Bedford Borough

It’s too early to say whether the omicron variant is more severe than other variants, but if cases rise rapidly it could be enough to overwhelm the NHS, a meeting heard...

“Significant” reduction in number of Bedford Hospital inpatients with Covid-19

A greater proportion of unvaccinated people will end up in hospital, but as there are so few unvaccinated in the community, they don’t make up the bulk of inpatients, a meeting has heard. Ian...

Controversial Covid guidance for Bedford schools to be reviewed as cases fall across Borough

Controversial Covid advice issued to schools, colleges, parents and carers at the end of the half-term holidays is to be reviewed as it's announced that Covid rates across the Borough...

Highest local Covid rates linked to ‘significant school outbreaks’ meeting told

So far this term Bedford Borough Council has received over 1,500 positive Covid case notifications from schools, with 382 in the week commencing 4 October, a meeting heard...

Covid-19 booster jab starts across Bedford Borough

The Covid-19 booster programme has started and is being delivered through some GP practices, pharmacies and large vaccination centres by appointment only, a meeting heard. Dan Ibeziako, from...

Rapid increase in overall Covid cases across Borough

There has been a rapid increase in Bedford Borough’s overall Covid case rate over the last two weeks, a meeting heard. Ian Brown, chief officer for public health, told yesterday’s (30 September...

Covid infection rate in children double since schools reopened

The Covid infection rate for secondary school-age children in Bedford has doubled since they first returned to school. And the number of positive case notifications is more than four...

“Exercise caution over Covid to avoid more restrictive measures” says Bedford health chief

People should continue to exercise caution over Covid to avoid more restrictive measures being put into place as the winter looms, a meeting heard. Bedford Borough Council’s Local...

NHS to look after Bedford’s contact tracing as health chiefs focus on unvaccinated

Contact tracing has been switched off in Bedford as public health chiefs turn their efforts to persuading the unvaccinated to get jabbed. A meeting was told that although case rates...

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