Coronavirus
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Oct- 2022 -12 October
Highest third-quarter mortality since 2010, says CMI
The third quarter of 2022 has seen the highest third-quarter mortality rate since 2010, according to the latest data from…
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Jul- 2022 -14 July
CMI notes return of excess deaths in Q2
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found that mortality in the second quarter of 2022 was around 5% higher than…
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Jul- 2021 -30 July
Woollensbrook Cemetery and Crematorium opens Covid-19 memorial
A Covid-19 memorial at Woollensbrook Cemetery and Crematorium in Hertfordshire is now available for the public to visit. The memorial…
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May- 2021 -20 May
22% of adults feel more comfortable talking about grief due to Covid-19
Some 22% of adults in the UK now feel more comfortable talking about grief due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according…
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4 May
Gov to remove 30 mourner limit as early as 17 May
The government has revealed that the legal limit on numbers of mourners at funerals will be removed in England following…
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Apr- 2021 -9 April
FD calls for further Covid research to ease pain of bereavement
London funeral director Paul McLean of Integrity Funeral Care is calling for government-backed research into the risks of Covid-19 being…
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Mar- 2021 -12 March
CMI notes over 50,000 excess deaths in second wave
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has noted that the UK has experienced over 50,000 excess deaths…
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3 March
Budget 2021: Chancellor unveils new £65bn support package
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined a new £65bn support package in his March budget, confirming the decision to extend the…
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Feb- 2021 -25 February
Government exit plan has ‘forgotten’ the bereaved, warns A.W Lymn
A. W. Lymn has voiced its shock about the government’s lockdown exit plan by stating the roadmap has “forgotten” the…
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22 February
PM outlines ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown
Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out his four-step “roadmap” to guide the nation out of lockdown “cautiously but irreversibly”,…
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