Health

One of the nation’s most high-profile medics has said that a national lockdown would be “inappropriate” for East Anglia.

Three men who tested positive for coronavirus have died at a Norfolk hospital.

The rate at which people are catching coronavirus has reached a new high in Norwich, the latest figures have revealed.

The region’s troubled ambulance service has been placed into “special measures” after inspectors uncovered bullying and sexual harassment.

Mobile coronavirus testing stations are continuing to visit towns across Suffolk, as cases rise countywide.

Another patient who tested positive for coronavirus has died at a Norfolk hospital.

Nationwide lockdown? Circuit breaker? Or strive for herd immunity?

Deprived communities and ethnic minorities are to benefit from a new £445,000 fund to reduce health inequalities which widened during the coronavirus crisis.

People in the 50-64 age group in Suffolk should find out from next month if they are eligible for a flu vaccine this year, as health organisations do not yet know how many vaccines will be available.

A total of 1,000 Bernard Matthews staff in Suffolk are to be tested for Covid-19 as part of “precautionary and preventative” measures to limit the spread of the illness.

The number of coronavirus cases is continuing to rise in Norwich, the latest figures have revealed.

Anticipated demand for hospital beds this winter has been stress-tested amid a second wave of Covid-19, health chief have said.

Norwich and Norfolk could be like Nottingham and Liverpool “in a month” unless a coronavirus circuit-breaker lockdown is introduced, a UEA expert today warned.

Tourists from parts of the country with higher levels of coronavirus are being asked not to travel to East Anglia during the half term holiday.

People who were advised to shield during the peak coronavirus lockdown have been given new government guidance.

A six-figure sum has been given to Suffolk police to help enforce coronavirus rules, it has been confirmed – but nobody in the county has yet been issued a top-level £10,000 fine for Covid-19 breaches.

The prime minister is to announce that different parts of England will be split up into “medium”, “high”, or “very high” local coronavirus alert areas under a new three tier system.

Local areas look set to face tough new coronavirus restrictions with Boris Johnson due to outline a new three-tier system on Monday.

There were 365 new coronavirus cases in total across Norfolk over the past week, new figures have revealed.

The region’s mental health trust has pledged not to allow “frail and older” patients to be sent out of the county for care following the death of an 81-year-old woman at the side of the M11 last year.

Health chiefs have tonight put East and West Suffolk on the regional coronavirus watchlist because of a continued rise in cases.

Warnings of extra lockdown measures in Great Yarmouth appear to have been heeded as the reported rate of infection in the town has fallen for the second day running.

Tough new coronavirus restrictions could be reintroduced with temporary closures of pubs and restaurants amid concerns the virus is spiralling out of control.

A group of 30 children at a north Suffolk primary are being kept off school for 14 days after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

There is a glimmer of hope for Great Yarmouth after a slight dip in coronavirus cases as the town works hard to avoid strict lockdown restrictions.

More Covid-secure measures have been introduced at a Bernard Matthews factory in Suffolk after the number of coronavirus infections among the workforce rose again.

The number of people with coronavirus in Great Yarmouth has gone up by 156pc in a week as cases increase across Norfolk and East Suffolk.

Two year groups at a Lowestoft primary academy are being kept off school for the next 10 days after two pupils tested positive for coronavirus.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Great Yarmouth continues to rise, new figures have revealed.