Omicron forces Shoreditch gallery to postpone first ever artist residency
Painter Thompson Hall was set to start the three-month position at Autograph in January – but it will now begin in March
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Homerton Hospital boss says number of Covid patients may be ‘plateauing’ – but staff pressures still ‘tight’
Tracey Fletcher said medics were ‘expecting a pretty dire weekend’ but actually cases ‘seemed to level out’
Covid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
Homerton Hospital announces visitor restrictions as Covid cases soar
Acute and general wards closed to visitors to ‘protect patients, staff and the public’
Omicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea
Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community
‘The last thing you want is a nice dose of Covid before Christmas’ – public health boss urges increased vigilance over Omicron variant
Hygiene measures “work more effectively collectively”, says Dr Sandra Husbands, director of public health for Hackney and the City of London
Third of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant