Cumbria
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| County council | Cumbria County Council |
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| Population (mid-2017 est.) | 498,400 |
| Population | 497,996 (2015) |
| Points of interest | Windermere |
| Hadrian's Wall | |
| Districts | Borough of Barrow-in-Furness |
| South Lakeland | |
| Copeland | |
| Allerdale | |
| Eden District | |
| City of Carlisle | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 585815 |
About Cumbria
Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
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... Two yellow rain warnings - one stretching from Cardiff to Bangor and another covering Lancashire and southern Cumbria - will remain in place until 20:00 GMT...
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... Four new unitary councils - being formed in North Yorkshire, Somerset and Cumbria - will elect councillors for the first time on 5 May...
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... University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust - which serves Lancashire and South Cumbria - and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals among those to take action...
Without the suicide forums, Callie might still be alive'
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Covid: Daily tests for key workers and lockdown food bartering in China
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update For You in The Morning .
1. Workers in key industries to take Covid daily testsAround 100,000 critical workers are set to take daily Covid tests in order to reduce the spread of The Virus to colleagues, Boris Johnson has announced. The Testing system will be for key industries including food processing, transport and the Border Force and start from 10 January. The Prime Minister also said he will recommend England sticks with the current " Plan B" restrictions, such as working from home where possible when Cabinet ministers meet on Wednesday.
2. Vaccines for all every four to six months not needed, expert saysIt is not affordable or sustainable to keep vaccinating everyone on The Planet against Covid-19 regularly, a Prof Sir Andrew Pollard , who helped develop the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, suggested The Most At Risk people should be identified and prioritised for jabs instead in The Future . He added the vaccine rollout had gone " extremely well" in the UK but was " falling way behind" globally.
3. Xi'an residents in lockdown trade goods for food amid shortagePeople are bartering supplies amid continuing worries over food shortages. Social Media posts show locals swapping cigarettes and tech gadgets for food, with about 13 million people having been confined to their homes since 23 December over a Covid outbreak. Authorities in Xi'an have been providing free food to households, but some residents said their supplies were running low or that they had yet to receive aid. The lockdown measures come ahead of the Lunar New Year and the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing in February.
4. More hospital trusts in England declare 'Critical Incidents ' over staff shortagesA number of hospital trusts in England have over staff shortages and rising pressures due to Covid-19. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust - which serves Lancashire and South Cumbria - and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals among those to take action. These incidents are announced when health bosses are worried they are on The Brink of not being able to provide critical services, such as emergency care. It is not unusual for trusts to declare one at This Time of year, as declaring an incident allows them to take action like moving staff to help alleviate The Strain on services.
5. Novak Djokovic to compete at Australian Open with medical exemptionTennis world Number One Novak Djokovic will after receiving a medical exemption from having a Covid-19 vaccination. All players and staff at The Tournament must be vaccinated or have an exemption granted by an expert independent panel. Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open winner, has not spoken publicly about his vaccination status.
And don't Forget . .Interested in a more detailed analysis of the latest Covid data? Our health correspondent Nick Triggle has taken a look.
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Source of news: bbc.com
