Opinion
'Coronavirus means it’s never been more important to deal with the scandal of killer cold homes in Bristol'
Spring is bringing warmer temperatures now, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra reason to act on living conditions that cause thousands of preventable deaths each winter, says Sarah Becker
‘We need better data and more testing to avoid coronavirus deaths in our care homes’
New data reveals that nearly one in three of Bristol’s coronavirus deaths have taken place in care homes. Nick Lawrence, a Cable member who used to work in public health, is baffled by the lack of up-to-date data and the government’s testing strategy.
'The contagion of misinformation and a Bristol Facebook page linking 5G and coronavirus'
There’s another contagion doing the rounds, it’s not coronavirus, but disinformation. And one Bristol Facebook page with thousands of likes is spreading claims that 5G is connected to the pandemic, says Alon Aviram.