Latest figures show the UK is on course to record the highest number of deaths within Europe as a result of COVID-19.
More alarming is that the UK has now reported more deaths for the past four days than France. This is despite the fact the UK only includes deaths in hospitals. While the French who include care homes in their daily death figures.
More than £38 million in grant funding has been paid to Hull businesses suffering due to coronavirus.
Hull City Council has identified 4,341 businesses in the city that are eligible for the grants.
Hundreds of refuse collectors, road workers and maintenance staff continue to work flat out across the East Riding to make sure essential services are maintained during the COVID-19 crisis.
More staff employed by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be re-mobilised to tackle maintenance work on such areas as parks and open spaces, school grounds, and road repairs.
Rainbow signs thanking NHS staff and carers in the East Riding for their work during the COVID-19 outbreak are to be installed on five roundabouts by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
A legal firm soon to open a branch in Beverley is already doing their bit in the community. They have stepped up to support local NHS staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Local housebuilders Barratt Developments are donating over 40 defibrillators from sites across the region to help the fight against coronavirus.
Donations are also taking place on a national scale too. The firm aim to donate over 400 defibrillators to the volunteer-led charity, St John’s Ambulance.
COVID-19 has certainly had a huge impact on our lives but there could be some real positives to come out of this bleak situation.
Beverley, like the rest of the country, is on lockdown, and as a result of this is having to adapt. While many businesses have been forced to close some adjusted to continue some level of trading.
Lockdown in the UK will most certainly last for many more weeks here in the UK. Talk of people returning to some sort of normal life in May is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Life behind our doors is not easy. The novelty of being housebound for many has long since worn off. For some as each day passes they watch their lively hoods slowly eroding in front of them.
The Premier League board announced in its emergency meeting on Thursday 19th March that professional football in England will be further postponed until at least April 30 as governing bodies committed to extending the current season indefinitely.
The league had initially been suspended until April 3, but the extension comes as the UK government steps up its response to the outbreak.
Police Officers, PCSOs and Special Constables have been out across the Humberside Force area this Easter bank holiday weekend, to ensure everyone remained safe and the Government’s guidance to protect the NHS and save lives was being followed in our communities.
Top Class Tuition based in Beverley is a private tuition service. Since the closure of schools and the imposed lockdown, they have adapted.
These changes have been made to ensure children as still getting the first-class education they need.
Beverley Town Council is assuring residents that despite the COVID-19 pandemic for them it is business as usual.
Councillors who sit on Beverley Town Council are continuing to work even though their office is closed to the public.
As the days go by and we are faced with uncertainty, residents are on lockdown in their homes and keyworkers are continuing their day-to-day jobs in order to ensure vital services can continue to protect the residents of the East Riding.
As residents endure another week of living behind the same four walls, tempers may be high, patience frayed and moods low.
Leading developer, Barratt Developments, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, is encouraging the East Yorkshire community to pitch in during this time of need following donations to hospitals, doctors and care homes across the region.
Local Councillor Denis Healy says his thoughts are with PM Boris Johnson and his family.
His comments come after news the Prime Minister was hospitalised after contracting the coronavirus.
A new campaign has been launched by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to increase the number of staff in the adult social care sector.
Choose Care has been set up by the council and has become especially important with the COVID-19 outbreak to help the people who most need our support right now.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has made grant payments to 1,942 small businesses worth a total of £19,420,000.
The council is working hard to support East Riding businesses during the hardship caused by the coronavirus lockdown through the Government’s business grants scheme and business rates relief.
Hull Hospitals would like to thank all of the amazing companies, individuals and organisations who have already come forward offering support to our staff and hospitals for the care we are providing patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Supported by our Hull Hospital’s official charity, WISHH, there are a number of ways you can help the Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and the staff who are working tirelessly on delivering care to our patients during these exceptional times.