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ICPEM's blog is a platform for sharing fresh perspectives, insights, and discussions on civil protection and emergency management. It features thought-provoking articles that challenge current thinking, highlight innovative practices, and explore emerging trends. The blog provides an opportunity for members and experts to contribute their ideas, promote knowledge exchange, and raise awareness of key issues in the field. Regular contributions from professionals and award winners offer valuable content to enhance understanding and drive progress in emergency management practices globally.
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 1st October 2021
There is no covid data available yet as there are delays. I will start my report in the hope I can add the details at the end. I was...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 29th September 2021
Inspired by reading my National Trust magazine for Autumn which has just arrived, I read that “Research has revealed that time outdoors...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 27th September 2021
The statistics continue to show a rather static picture, Covid is still very much with us, just not in the news! Over one million tests...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 24th September 2021
The World Health Organisation have just announced the first substantial fall in global new cases of Covid 19 for over 2 months. There...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 22nd September 2021
At present the average number of daily deaths from all causes is about 1,400 per day in England and Wales. As autumn and the winter...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 20th September 2021
A quiet weekend as far as covid statistics are concerned. We continue to do just over 1 million tests each day and over 30,000 testing...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 17th September 2021
I was hoping to include the changes Grant Shapps is expected to make today about international travel. So far there is no detail of when...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 15th September 2021
Mid September 2021, and eighteen months into the pandemic, what is the adult population of Britain? The short answer is that no one has...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 13th September 2021
The UK seems to have settled into a new normal way of life now, with half the country following the advisory guidelines and the other...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 10 September 2021
There are no surprises in the latest statistics published. The slow steady rise in the figures continue. As a result, Covid has almost...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 8th September 2021
Predictably, as the schools returned the number of daily tests for Covid rose by nearly 250,000 yesterday, but otherwise the statistics...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 6th September
Well over 1 million tests have been done daily according to the figures published for the last three days. Today mass testing in schools...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News and Views - 3rd August 2021
The figures for today have included the young people aged 16-17 for the first time, however numbers are relatively small, with the change...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 1st September 2021
As Monday was a Bank Holiday, it is to be expected that today Wednesday will have the highest numbers reported this week. 921,000 tests...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 30th August 2021
How was your Bank holiday? There was plenty of choice for those wanting to catch Covid 19. There were football matches, a test match,...
Jennifer Newton
5 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 27th August 2021
I have been very delayed starting tonight’s report but have finally been able to start it. Just as the news from Afghanistan is terrible,...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25th August 2021
The last two days have continued to provide a largely stable picture of the pandemic, With the number of cases only slowly creeping up,...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 24th August 2021
To boost or not to boost --- that is the question? The WHO says firmly NO but what do you say? Do we just go with the flow, or do we stay...
Jennifer Newton
4 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 20th August 2021
I think there is no doubt now that all the figures are going in the wrong direction despite everyone’s best efforts. The rise is only...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read


Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 18th August 2021
There are small rises across the board to report today apart from the number of tests being done. This is a little disappointing as new...
Jennifer Newton
3 min read
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