Every one of us faces an immense challenge during the dark days of this new winter lockdown as coronavirus ravages the UK. Yesterday further 1,564 people died of coronavirus – the highest number of UK deaths reported on a single day since the outbreak began.
While the Department of Health has officially recorded 84,767 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, analysis of official data shows more than 100,000 deaths involving coronavirus have now occurred in the UK.
England is now in its third national lockdown, with severe restrictions also imposed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The first lockdown saw the restrictions bring carry a disproportionate weight for women. So much so, UN Women has suggested Covid-19 could put gender