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Peterborough Coronavirus (COVID-19) News

Is The Solstice reopening as a nightclub?

Is The Solstice reopening as a nightclub?

Peterborough's popular nightclub on Northminster road had remained closed since the start of the first lockdown last year.  
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More than 50 Covid inpatients at Trust hospitals - but city's case rate drops

More than 50 Covid inpatients at Trust hospitals - but city's case rate drops

More than 50 Covid-19 patients are being treated in local hospitals, the most recent NHS data shows.
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Grab a jab at Pride, Safari Play and Central Park music festival

Grab a jab at Pride, Safari Play and Central Park music festival

Walk-in vaccine clinics are being held across Peterborough this weekend, including at two big events and a soft play place.
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Half of 18 to 29-year-olds still unvaccinated in Peterborough

Half of 18 to 29-year-olds still unvaccinated in Peterborough

Around half of Peterborough's 18 to 29-year-old population remains unvaccinated, according to the most recent NHS figures.
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First-time mum gets her 'life back' after six-week Covid coma

First-time mum gets her 'life back' after six-week Covid coma

 “It was the hardest thing I have had to do in my life”- that’s how a first-time mother from Peterborough described battling Covid and  making a miraculous recovery after slipping into a six-week coma hours after giving birth to her son. 
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'On a desert island with a storm coming in': finding mental health support for NHS staff

'On a desert island with a storm coming in': finding mental health support for NHS staff

In recent weeks I have been interviewing those on the front line of Cambridgeshire’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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'Predominantly younger' Covid patients admitted at region’s hospitals

'Predominantly younger' Covid patients admitted at region’s hospitals

Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke hospitals are mostly admitting younger Covid patients, figures show.
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'Most humbling year of my career' says official who guided us through pandemic

'Most humbling year of my career' says official who guided us through pandemic

It is hard to think of anyone more suited to the description "the right person, in the right place at the right time” than Adrian Chapman.  
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Self-isolation rules to change from this morning

Self-isolation rules to change from this morning

From August 16, fully vaccinated people in England will not have to spend 10 days in quarantine if they come into contact with a positive Covid-19 case.
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Area-by-area breakdown of Peterborough Covid-19 cases

Area-by-area breakdown of Peterborough Covid-19 cases

New Covid cases have doubled in North Bretton, Longthorpe, Fletton and the city centre.
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