Health
Cramped housing has helped fuel spread of Covid in England – study – The Guardian
Overcrowding, which makes it harder to self-isolate, may have increased death rate in poorer areas
CoronavirusOvercrowding, which makes it harder to self-isolate, may have increased death rate in poorer areas
Sun 27 Dec 2020 18.45 GMT
Overcrowded housing has helped to spread Covid-19 in England and may have increased the number of deaths, according to research by the Health Foundation.
People living in cramped conditions have been more exposed to the coronavirus and were less able to reduce their risk of infection because their homes were so small, the thinktank found. Overcrowding was a key…
-
General8 hours agoQantas terminal at Melbourne Airport evacuated and flights delayed due to fire
-
General24 hours agoCalls for states to change alcohol laws ahead of women’s ministers meeting
-
Noosa News23 hours agoQueensland’s ‘promising’ coercive control laws see more than 50 charges laid in six months since criminalisation
-
General22 hours agoCool weather sets cherry crops ‘weeks’ behind schedule in lead-up to Christmas