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A health warning has been issued for Ōhawe Beach near Hāwera on Friday. South Taranaki District Council (STDC) regulatory services manager, Chantelle Denton, said in a statement that routine sampling by the Taranaki Regional Council found high levels of enterococci bacteria at Ōhawe Beach. “Visitors to these areas should not collect shellfish and plant life or come into contact with the water,” she said. “Keep your pets away from the water too as they can also be affected.” READ MORE: Investigation launched following Back Beach bacteria scare Health warning for Kaupokonui and Waingongoro river mouths E-coli found at Kaupokonui and Waingongoro River Mouths in South Taranaki Warning signs have been put in place and the warning posted on the council's Facebook page and landing page of its website. Further water samples will be taken next week, and the warning signs will be removed when the levels are considered safe. Denton said the general rule was to not swim … [Read more...] about Health warning for South Taranaki beach

A scene from "It's a Sin". Source: Channel 4/HBO Max A show about a group of young gay men during the height of the AIDS epidemic might sound like a bit of a downer, especially these days. But It's a Sin , which released all five episodes on HBO Max two weeks ago after finishing its run in the UK, devotes plenty of time to showing us the best parts of these men's lives: exploring their identities, falling in and out of love, succeeding in their careers. That is, It's a Sin is partly a story of a group of men who didn't fit in growing up finally flourishing after finding a welcoming and thriving gay community after moving to London. But it's sadly also a story about the ensuing tragedy that befell them, once the men in that community started getting sick with a mysterious illness. It's a lovely series that succeeds in making you first care about these characters and then understand their fear and confusion about AIDS and their outrage over others' indifference and … [Read more...] about What It Was Like to Be a Doctor During the AIDS Crisis

Two police officers in Athens, Alabama, are being called hometown heroes for recently saving two lives in two days during roadside emergencies. “Back on February 26th, two officers, Officer Mac McWhorter and Officer William Newton, responded to a call about an unresponsive man,” WAFF reported Saturday. When the officers arrived, they performed CPR until additional help came, the City of Athens said in a Facebook post: Athens police officers recently saved two lives in two days during roadside emergencies. On Feb. 26, Athens Police… Posted by City of Athens, Alabama (Public Relations) on Friday, March 5, 2021 “After medical help responded, the officers found out the man and his wife were traveling on the interstate when he started having chest pains and passed out,” the post read, adding he was talking when flown from the scene. Officer McWhorter, a former Army medic, used those skills again the next day when a man driving himself to the hospital … [Read more...] about Alabama Officers Praised for Saving Two Lives in Two Days: ‘We Are So Grateful’

Boris Johnson has betrayed the people who did most to get this country through the coronavirus pandemic. Our NHS heroes have been rewarded with contempt. The proposed 1% pay increase is not only a slap in the face – it is a derisory, mean and callous insult. That’s less than a daily bus ticket to work in some cases. For their dedication and sacrifice, the people the PM clapped for outside No10 – and who he thanked for saving his life – have been promised a real-terms cut in their living standards. But the words of praise from the Prime Minister and his ministers now ring hollow. Their claim that the measly 1% is an increase when other public sector workers are stuck in a pay freeze is palpably specious when forecasts point to a 1.5% increase in inflation over the coming year. What is your view? Have your say in the comments section It is a patronising message which smacks of “you should be so lucky”. NHS staff – midwives, porters, cleaners and auxiliary workers as … [Read more...] about ‘Claps don’t pay the bills, you need to give our nurses a fair wage Boris’

Labour today demanded NHS staff get "at least" a 2.1% pay rise this year - and backed nurses' right to strike if needs be. Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth said the 1%, £3.50-a-week rise proposed by the government was a pay cut once inflation is factored in. Pressed on whether he would back a strike, he insisted it was "hypothetical" despite unions already raising a fighting fund. Mr Ashworth told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "I know nurses. They don’t want to go on strike. And I’ll always champion nurses and I’ll always stand by nurses, but they don’t want to go on strike.” But asked again if he would back a strike if it happens, he said: "I will always support our nurses, I will always stand by nurses and I will always support the rights of staff to take industrial action… but we don’t want to get to that place. "The government have to drop this 1% pay rise which is a pay cut because nurses… don’t want to go on strike, and I’ll always stand by them.” A major union … [Read more...] about Labour demand ‘at least’ a 2.1% NHS pay rise – and back nurses’ right to strike