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• lily dada

  • 104 posts
  Posted in the topic Australian optometrist suspended for altering prescriptions in the forum News and Announcements

  September 14, 2020 1:21 AM EDT

  Australian optometrist suspended for altering prescriptions
  
  
  
  
  
  An Australian optometrist has been disqualified for tampering with eye prescriptions
  in an apparent attempt to undermine a colleague.
  
  A tribunal in Adelaide found that Ashok Bhoola tampered with 410 prescriptions.
  Many were returned as a result.
  
  South Australia's Civil and Administrative Tribunal did not provide a clear motive for
  the man's action.
  
  But the alterations caused his colleague to believe that she had made silly mistakes,
  broadcaster ABC says.
  
  The prescriptions - initially issued by the woman - were altered in 2015-16. Both she
  and Mr Bhoola were working at a Specsavers outlet in the Adelaide suburb of West
  Lakes at the time.
  
  More than 300 pairs of glasses made from the prescriptions were found to be defective
  and 96 were returned by customers, the tribunal noted.
  
  "We found that the respondent did this deliberately without clinical justification and
  contrary to the interests of the patients," the judgement said.
  
  When the wrong readings were pointed out the woman, she "suffered a significant
  loss of confidence", the tribunal added.
  
  But she kept records, and an investigation by the Specsavers franchise eventually
  concluded that Mr Bhoola's login had been used to make the alterations.
  
  He denied any involvement. The tribunal suspended his registration as an optometrist
  for a year.
  
  
  
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• lily dada

  • 104 posts
  Posted in the topic Coronavirus: Nottingham house party host fined £10K in the forum News

  September 13, 2020 1:49 AM EDT

  Coronavirus: Nottingham house party host fined £10K
  
  
  
  
  A man has been fined £10,000 for hosting a large house party in Nottingham.
  The 19-year-old was issued with the fixed penalty notice after he allowed more than 50
  people into his home on Harlaxton Drive, in Lenton, on Friday.
  
  Nottinghamshire Police said it used its full powers to deal with the "reckless" organiser who
  "deliberately flouted" the rules after an initial warning.
  
  The new "rule of six" coronavirus restrictions come into force on Monday.
  
  The tighter laws limit gatherings to six people indoors and outdoors in England.
  
  People have been warned not to treat this weekend as a "party" after one scientist warned
  the UK was "on the edge of losing control" of the virus.
  
  Nottinghamshire Police said officers attended the house party after Nottingham City Council
  officers were met with "hostility from the organiser" at 22:20 BST.
  
  About 50 people were found at the address, who were all ordered to leave, and the host was
  issued with the fine, it added.
  
  Ass Ch Con Steve Cooper said: "This party was a clear example of a householder who
  deliberately flouted the rules without a care for anyone else and as a result we have used
  the full powers we have to deal with this.
  
  "Under current rules we can issue fines to anyone hosting gatherings of more than 30 people
  which can result in fines of up to £10,000. And now we are on the eve of rules becoming even
  tighter so there can be gatherings of no more than six."
  
  
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• lily dada

  • 104 posts
  Posted in the topic Southampton's BOATS2020 cancelled in the forum News

  September 11, 2020 1:16 AM EDT

  Southampton's BOATS2020 cancelled over virus fears
  hours before gates open
  
  
  
  
  
  Public health officials have cancelled two boat shows hours before they were due to
  start over coronavirus fears.
  
  BOATS2020, and the smaller sailing show MDL Ocean Village, were due to start in
  Southampton on Friday, with an expected 20,000 visitors over the next 10 days.
  
  The organisers of BOATS2020 said they were told at about 18:30 BST that the event
  could not go ahead.
  
  Southampton City Council said the decision was "regrettable" but made with public
  safety in mind.
  
  Lesley Robinson, chief executive of British Marine, which organised BOATS2020,
  said she was "desperately disappointed" by the cancellation, "especially receiving
  the news at the eleventh hour before opening".
  
  She added: "Alongside our exhibitors, we were ready to open a show that exceeded
  all safety requirements. We are truly perplexed as to why we are unable to run
  the show at least until Monday in line with the government restrictions imposed
  yesterday.
  
  "Public health and safety come first and naturally, as the show organiser, British
  Marine must comply with all guidance."
  
  About 230 boats had been brought to the city for the show.
  
  Southampton City Council's director of public health, Debbie Chase, said:
  "In Southampton and the South East, we have seen a lower rate of COVID-19
  transmissions since lockdown ended.

   

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• lily dada

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  Posted in the topic Irish businesses to receive government support following Brexit in the forum News

  September 10, 2020 1:07 AM EDT

  Irish businesses to receive government support 
  following Brexit
  
  
  
  
  A range of post-Brexit supports for Irish businesses have been announced by the taoiseach 
  (Irish prime minister).
  
  Micheál Martin said Brexit has been and will continue to be bad for Ireland, Britain and the EU.
  
  "Even with a [trade] agreement there will be substantial challenges for supply chains and trade 
  flows and checks," said Mr Martin.
  
  He also said his government is "extremely concerned" at UK plans to modify the Brexit deal.
  
  Speaking in Dublin on Wednesday morning, the taoiseach said: "The protocol in Northern Ireland 
  will apply.
  
  "It is important that meaningful negotiations can only proceed on the basis of mutual trust."
  
  A €9,000 grant per employee hired to enable businesses to "build their capacity and manage any 
  custom changes" has been made available.
  
  Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar appealed to businesses 
  to take action and prepare for Brexit.
  
  "You need to be prepared for the new normal and you need to be ready now," he added.
  
  Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said Brexit is "for real this time" for traders 
  and businesses.
  
  Mr Coveney said "there is no extra time, there is no transition".
  
  "We need a big national effort in the final three months to ensure no one is left behind," he said.

   

   

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• lily dada

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  Posted in the topic Are Greece or Portugal on the quarantine list? in the forum Off-Topic Discussions

  September 9, 2020 1:34 AM EDT

  UK travel restrictions: Are Greece or Portugal on
  the quarantine list?
  
  

  
  
  
  People entering England from seven Greek islands will have to self-isolate for 14 days
  from 04:00 BST on Wednesday. It marks the introduction of ''regional travel corridors'' -
  where different quarantine rules may apply to the mainland and islands of the same
  country, if their coronavirus rates are very different.
  
  It comes after the UK nations were split over their travel quarantine policies, with
  Wales and Scotland imposing restrictions on Greece and Portugal last week.
  So, where can you go on holiday now without quarantining?
  
  

  Which countries are now on the quarantine list?
  
  People entering the UK from most countries have to quarantine.
  Restrictions have recently been reapplied to several countries, or areas, which were
  previously exempt:

  • 9 September - Greek islands Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini
    and Zakynthos (Zante) (travellers to England and Northern Ireland)
  • 5 September - Portugal and French Polynesia (travellers to Scotland)
  • 4 September - Portugal, Gibraltar, French Polynesia and six Greek islands
    (travellers to Wales)
  • 3 September - Greece (travellers to Scotland)
  • 2 September -Zakynthos (travellers to Wales)
  • 29 August - Czech Republic, Jamaica, Switzerland
  • 22 August - Croatia, Austria, Trinidad and Tobago (plus Switzerland, for travellers
    to Scotland)
  • 15 August - France, Netherlands, Malta, Monaco, Turks & Caicos, Aruba
  • 8 August - Belgium, Andorra, Bahamas
  • 31 July - Luxembourg
  • 27 July - Spain
    
    

  How is the quarantine list decided?
  The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) - set up by the government to monitor
  coronavirus - works with the chief medical officers of each UK nation and
  advises on where should be on the list.
  The decision is usually made when 20 or more people out of every 100,000
  in a country, or island, are infected over seven days, but other factors are
  also considered. These include:

  • the estimated proportion of the population that is currently infectious
  • trends in the number of cases and deaths
  • information on a country's testing capacity
  • how much the virus has spread, including clusters of cases and the level
    of transmission in the community
    
    

  Why is England introducing regional travel corridors?
  
  The government can take a targeted approach to setting quarantine rules now
  that other countries can share robust data on their coronavirus rates, Transport
  Minister Grant Shapps says.
  
  
  Distinctions will only be made between islands and the mainland, as it is too
  difficult to distinguish between inland regions, and people could travel too easily
  between them.
  
  
  To this effect, seven Greek islands where coronavirus rates pose ''a significant
  risk to UK public health'' will go on England's quarantine list from the early
  hours of 9 September. But travellers entering from the rest of Greece will not
  face restrictions.

   

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