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The Point

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Initial release USA
Directors Fred Wolf
Composers Harry Nilsson
Narrators Dustin Hoffman
Ringo Starr
Alan Thicke
Alan Barzman
Harry Nilsson
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The creatures who live in the Land of Point all have pointy features, except Oblio (Mike Lookinland), whose circular head is unusual. Singled out because of his appearance, Oblio is exiled to the Pointless Forest. In the process, he learns that it doesn't matter what you look like -- it's who you are on the inside that counts. Narrated by former Beatle Ringo Starr and featuring music by late folk-rocker Harry Nilsson, this animated children's fable is about one of life's important lessons. …

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Coronavirus: 'Start of the public inquiry now, in order to prevent more deaths'

Nov 18,2023 9:01 pm

Jamie Brown (left), whose father, Tony, died of Covid-19 in March, will call for an urgent public request

members of the 450 people who died in the Corona-Virus-pandemic is an immediate public inquiry.

The families want. an urgent revision of the "life and death" steps to minimize the continuing effects of The Virus and a guarantee that documents are kept in connection with The Crisis

A full investigation, which would take place later, says lawyer, Elkan Abrahamson, who represents the families.

The government has said the current focus on dealing with the pandemic.

But the Covid-19 grieving families for justice UK group, say the immediate lessons to be learned, in order to prevent more deaths, and the wait on the Minister, start, a request is the cost of living.

The Call for an inquiry comes as a report by The National Audit Office - - - has shown, it is not known how many of the 25,000 people have been infected after discharge from the hospitals, in the nursing homes at The Peak of the outbreak with the coronavirus.

Health and Social Care Select Committee Chairman , Jeremy Hunt , said it seemed "extraordinary, to think that no-one seemed to be," is The Risk .

The Department of health says that it took "The Right decisions at The Right time".

'Preventable' the death of

the Ministers have insisted that while their response to the pandemic was on the basis of scientific advice.

But died for Jamie Brown , whose father, Tony, the Covid-19 in Colchester General Hospital on 29 March, two-and-a-half weeks after the trip to the centre of London by train, the decision of the government is to be blocked, at 23. March came Too Late .

Jamie, 28, Who Said his father believed the trip once a week at The Most , that his death was avoidable.

"I can't help but believe that if we'd entered lockdown earlier he would not have been exposed to, in The Way he was," He Said .

Tony Brown , 65, has been sick with a dry cough and temperature on 17 March. He was bedridden, but rock was firmly convinced that he would have to wait "" the disease is At Home .

He seemed to be getting better and better, but on 28 March he developed pain in the chest.

The Following morning, His Family were so concerned that they called an ambulance, and soon after Tony reached the hospital, he had a Cardiac Arrest caused by respiratory Failure and died.

A post-mortem test confirmed Covid-19 was present.

Jamie said the government's advice to stay "home" meant to be 65-to look for years of a father not seek medical help early enough.

"He was trying to wait it out, and if you wait too long, it turns out, It Kills you really quickly," He Said .

He added that a detailed public inquiry into the General handling of The Crisis in the UK must eventually take place, but now he believes that it is essential that a limited query starts, as soon as possible.

"We must learn the lessons, immediately what went wrong, said to us on this point," He Said .

The Group of families with 450 members and is expected to continue to grow, supported by the Liverpool-based Law Firm Broudie Jackson Canter, has acted to the Hillsborough families.

her lawyer, Mr Abrahamson, instead of supported, your reputation after an early phase in response to each request with complete procedures after the pandemic is over. to consider

"What we need, right off the bat, the topics, the life-and-death decisions have to be made," he told The Bbc .

"We expect there will be a second spike. We want to know, what will the government do when that happens. "

Mr Abrahamson, said one early stage, a public inquiry also clarify the government's plans for full re-opening of the schools and the easing of the closure and set clear the science behind these decisions, and more.

The government has rejected calls for an Early Start to a public Committee of inquiry.

A spokesman said: "at some point in The Future , it will be to look back a way for us to reflect on and learn some of the lessons are profound.

"But at The Moment The Most important thing to do is to focus on tackling the current situation. "

nursing facilities

The National Audit Office report into the readiness of the NHS and social care in England for the pandemic, said 25,000 people were homes after discharge from the hospitals in the care of between 17. March and 15 April. This was 10,000 less than in the same period Last Year .

"It is not known how many had. Covid-19 at The Time of the dismissal," said The Report

He Said Nhs England and the Nhs Improvement advice at The Time was in desperate need of discharge from the hospital "to be all patients medically fit" to free up bed space for coronavirus patients.

The Council was amended on 15 April, but the NAO noted that, as in 17, one in three nursing homes had been declared, a Corona-Virus outbreak, with More Than 1,000 houses, dealing with the positive cases during The Peak of infections in April.

It Follows a separate report by care chiefs in England, said the relocation of the patients from the hospitals, nursing homes at the beginning of the pandemic.

The Department of Health and Social Care, said 60% of all nursing facilities have avoided outbreaks completely.

Mr Hunt, a Conservative member of Parliament and former health Secretary, said: "It seems extraordinary that no-one appeared to check the clinical risk to the nursing homes, despite the widespread knowledge that The Virus could be carried out asymptomatic.

"places like Germany and Hong Kong , took measures for the protection of the nursing homes that we do not have a critical period of four weeks. "

the Latest show a further 151 people with the coronavirus has died in the UK, across all settings, the country, the number of fatalities on 41,279.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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