Covid-19 has turned the world upside down. This has been no different in sport around the world where every sportsperson has felt some impact, whether that be interruption of entire seasons, being forced to isolate from a game, or having to remember Covid protocols. No case of Covid chaos was more disruptive than the entire…
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The solution to the possibly discriminatory nature of Covid passports
The end of lockdown and the return to freedom is finally on the horizon. As part of the government’s plan to return to normality, they will be introducing Covid passports for people who want to go abroad. Currently, the government is on track to offer a first vaccine to the rest of the adult population…
News
UEA to introduce blended learning after Easter
The University of East Anglia plans to resume teaching on Monday 26 April with a mix of in-person sessions and continued online learning. With changing government restrictions, UEA has prepared to accommodate a partial return to in-person teaching. However, students who are continuing with online learning are encouraged to stay at home until restrictions change…
Science
Long Covid –is it all in the genes?
Cambridge scientists are studying whether our genes play an important part in determining who develops long Covid and who is spared. Vertigo, extreme fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog and fainting – according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) long Covid has left approximately 1.1 million UK citizens with debilitating symptoms, in some cases, for months…
Creative Writing
A Month in the Country
Tuesday 24th March They announced it last night. We have to shut ourselves into our own homes and not see anybody. I can go for a walk for an hour a day, I can go to buy food, I can go to the Doctor’s. Shops and schools are closed, buses and trains are cancelled. I…
Features
To take or not to take the vaccine? Why is that the question?
Vaccines (coming from the Latin translation of “cow” or “vacca”) originated through the experiments of an English scientist Edward Jenner in 1796 who was trying to cure smallpox. Since then, vaccines have been produced for a variety of serious maladies and have without a doubt saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives. The…
Music, Venue
Wild Paths Festival announce Insta Live Sessions happening this weekend
Following the success of this year’s socially distanced Wild Fields Festival, the organizers of the festival have released details on their Insta Live Sessions, happening on the 14th and 15th of November. These sessions are happening in collaboration with two Norwich venues, The Garnet and The Rumsey Wells. Virtual gigs and performances have been popular…
Sport
Is Gunnersaurus now extinct?
By now, it is well established that the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent banning of fans from football stadiums has hit clubs hard. Many have had to make redundancies as a result, with Arsenal being one of these clubs, letting 55 staff members go in August as part of wider cost-cutting measures. However, their recent…
Arts, Venue
Government grants £3million from culture recovery fund to Norwich Theatre
After fears that it would not survive the devastating financial impacts of coronavirus, Norwich Theatre has been granted £3million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund. The theatre had taken drastic action in a desperate attempt to survive the pandemic after closing in March, including major restructuring and a…
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