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People going home for Christmas have been warned of the dangers of Covid for vulnerable family members as more than 10,000 people in England could be in hospital with the virus by the end of the year. It comes as the latest NHS England figures showed there had been a 22 per cent increase in the number of people in hospital with Covid in a week. There were 6,720 people in hospital with the virus on 14 December, up from 5,501 on 7 December, according to data released by the health service. NHS Covid doctor Dr Daniel Goyal said the jump in hospitalisations is "very concerning" and warned the rising number of cases is exacerbating the "worst healthcare crisis that any of us have ever experienced". |
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Amazon's plastic packaging could circle the planet 800 times. Can it be stopped? |
Amazon founder, space traveller and the world's first "centibillionaire" Jeff Bezos recently disclosed that he would give away most of his unimaginable wealth in his lifetime. While there were precious few details on how much of the $116bn fortune he planned to donate to charity during the CNN interview with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, it was confirmed that a chunk will go to fighting the climate crisis. A good place to start that planet-sized battle might be at Amazon. The company is far and away the world's largest retailer, outstripping its nearest competitors, Walmart and Alibaba, in earnings and global reach. The Covid-19 pandemic was boom times for Amazon with consumers locked down at home and brick-and-mortar stores shuttered. Profits soared, taking the online retailer's valuation to $943bn. But shipping billions of packages in over 100 countries for the past 30 years has left its mark. |
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| "While Covid-19 and flu can be mild infections for many, we must not forget that they can cause severe illness or even death for those most vulnerable in our communities." |
– Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal, UKHSA consultant epidemiologist for immunisation. People going home for Christmas have been warned of the dangers of Covid for vulnerable family members as more than 10,000 people in England could be in hospital with the virus by the end of the year. Read more here |
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