Essayer OR - Gratuit
'No plans' to bring back mandatory face masks as Covid cases creep up
Nottingham Post
|October 13, 2025
ONE ENGLISH HOSPITAL TRUST HAS REINTRODUCED MEASURES
Staff wearing masks at the QMC in 2021
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE'S main hospital trusts say they currently have no plans to bring back mandatory face masks, even though Covid-19 numbers are rising nationally.
Recent figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows Covid-19 numbers creeping up. Weekly cases rose from 2,012 to 2,459 in the week before September 24 - a 22 per cent increase - and the latest figures for the week before October 1 stand at 3,049 cases, which is a 19 per cent rise.
Covid hospitalisations are also up, with 2,077 patients in hospital in the seven days before September 30 - a 9.7 per cent increase on the week prior.
More notably, hospital admission rate for the virus was up 60 per cent in the week starting September 15 at 2.73 per 100,000 people compared to 1.71 per 100,000 in the week starting August 18.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition October 13, 2025 de Nottingham Post.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
PRIME SUSPECT
Jai, Caleb and Billy are shocked when Ray’s body is found inside the van.
1 min
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Move on with your flag obsession, says Reform UK leader
NEED FOR ADVERTISING CONSENT REIGNITES ROW OVER £75K COST
3 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Littler lands £20m dart supplier deal
LUKE Littler has earned a historic payday after agreeing a record £20million deal with his dart supplier.
1 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Arnaud backed to 'exploit potential' with Frankfurt
EINTRACHT
1 min
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Mr Vango set to win the Classic Chase at Warwick
MR Vango can secure victory in the William Hill Half A Mill Classic Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (2.55pm) at Warwick this afternoon if the track passes another inspection at 8am this morning.
4 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Grand days out... with a garden crawl
ON A THREE-DAY TOUR OF COUNTY DOWN IN NORTHERN IRELAND, DANIEL BIRD DISCOVERS STATELY HOMES AND SPRAWLING GROUNDS THAT ARE FIT FOR OUR KING
4 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Breakthrough sees doctors' strike called off
PLANNED strike action by resident doctors next week has been cancelled to allow BMA Scotland to ballot members on a new £133 million offer from the Scottish government.
1 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Follow Sir David on an urban wildlife safari
WHILST he is best known for documentaries featuring rare and exotic wildlife from across the globe, Sir David Attenborough’s latest programme, broadcast at New Year and co-produced by London Wildlife Trust, focused on the thrill of seeing and connecting with wildlife close to home.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
McCullum in England future talks
CRICKET: England's underpressure head coach Brendon McCullum has confirmed initial talks about his future have started in the aftermath of a messy Ashes tour.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
Nottingham Post
Man admits selling heroin, cocaine and cannabis
A 40-YEAR-OLD Nottingham man has admitted to selling heroin, cocaine and cannabis on the city's streets.
1 mins
January 10, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size