SPOT OF HOT YOGA FOR PHIL
AFTER Sunday’s joy in front of the nation kicking off their European Championship bid, the Three Lions have been enjoying some downtime at their training camp just outside Burton.
The team enjoyed a rest and recuperation day following their hard-fought 1-0 victory over Croatia in their Euro 2020 opener as they seek to keep both body and mind fresh for the challenges ahead.
Raheem Sterling scored the only goal at a sweltering Wembley to get the side off to the perfect start against the 2018 World Cup finalists, as they opened up Group D by taking charge.
It could, and perhaps should, have been more. But it was a case of job done and a platform from which to build, knowing that stiffer tests are lying in wait.
As manager Gareth Southgate seeks to manage his side’s
workload during the tournament, his side used Monday for rest and rehabilitation, before turning their attention to Friday’s encounter with Scotland.
Yoga, swimming and basketball were all on the agenda for the side at their St George’s Park base.
The likes of Phil Foden were snapped exiting the hot yoga pod as they sought to recover from Sunday’s exploits, in a bid to rest and refresh before getting back down to business.
The afternoon was a more lighthearted affair, with players given time to relax and take a few hours to put the tournament to the back of their mind.
Declan Rice and Mason Mount, long-time friends, enjoyed the indoor basketball court, while Kalvin Phillips – after his standout display at the weekend, which saw him named Man of the Match – spent time on the outdoor courts and also sought reflection time in the grounds of St George’s Park.
Yesterday morning, however, it was back down to work for Southgate and his side.
Already they know that victory over the Tartan Army on Friday will all but secure their place in the knockout stages – and will leave Steve Clarke’s side needing a miraculous final day recovery.
THERE are just two people currently in hospital in Burton being treated for Covid, figures have show.
The numbers are low despite concerns about the spread of the new Delta variant.
Figures from the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Trust show it has five Covid patients – three at Royal Derby Hospital and two at Queen’s Hospital in Burton. One of the patients in intensive care at Queen’s Hospital.
It comes as the chief executive of the NHS revealed that just 1 per cent of hospital beds in England are occupied by patients with Covid19.
Sir Simon Stevens was speaking the day after Boris Johnson was forced to delay the easing of Covid restrictions by up to four weeks after being warned the move could lead to thousands of deaths and unbearable pressure on the NHS.
Sir Simon told the NHS Confederation annual conference: “At the moment about 1 per cent of hospital beds in England are occupied by patients with a Covid diagnosis and the age distribution has really flipped as a result of vaccination. “Back in January, it was 60/40 – 60 per cent of beds occupied by people over 65, 40 per cent (occupied by people) under 65. Now it’s flipped to 30/70, so it’s about 30 per cent occupied by people aged 65 and over 70 per cent by younger people whose prospects are much greater.” Sir Simon told the conference that the NHS would “finish the job” of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to the “greatest extent possible” over the next four weeks. He said: “It is now very important that we use the next four weeks to finish the job to the greatest extent possible for the Covid vaccination programme, which has been a historic signature achievement in terms of the effectiveness of delivering by the NHS – over 60 million doses now administered.
“By July 19 we aim to have offered perhaps two thirds of adults across the country double jabs.
“And we’re making great strides also in extending the offer to all adults – today people aged 23 and 24 are able to vaccinate through the National Booking Service.
“I expect that by the end of this week, we’ll be able to open up the National Booking Service to all adults age 18 and above. Of course, vaccine supply continues to be constrained, so we’re pacing ourselves at precisely the rate of which we’re getting that extra vaccine supply between now and July 19.”
Health minister Edward Argar said the vaccination programme was the key to living with the virus and that there could not be a “zero covid approach”.
He told Sky News: “We are seeing some really positive news on that, although with the Delta variant we are seeing the numbers in hospital creeping up a bit. I think they were just over 1,000 at the weekend.
Here are the latest cases for every borough in Staffordshire and Derbyshire for the seven days to June 9.
It is organised in the following format: Borough; Number of new cases in the seven days to June 9 (infection rate); Change in the number of new cases compared to the previous seven days (percentage change).
STAFFORDSHIRE
■ East Staffordshire: 21 (17.5); four (16 per cent)
■ Lichfield: 30 (28.6); four (15.4 per cent)
■ Tamworth: 28 (36.5); eight (40 per cent)
■ Cannock Chase: 31 (30.8); 20 (181.8 per cent)
■ Stafford: 29 (21.1); 15 (107.1 per cent)
■ Staffordshire Moorlands: 85 (86.4); three (3.7 per cent)
■ South Staffordshire: 35 (31.1); 24 (218.2 per cent)
■ Stoke: 104 (40.6); 59 (131.1 per cent)
DERBYSHIRE
About 1 per cent of hospital beds are occupied by patients with a Covid diagnosis.
Sir Simon Stevens of the NHS
■ High Peak: 78 (84.2); 28 (56 per cent)
■ Derbyshire Dales: 22 (30.4); 10 (8.3.3 per cent)
■ North East Derbyshire: 31 (30.6); 18 (136.5 per cent)
■ Chesterfield: 14 (13.3); 5 (55.6 per cent)
■ Bolsover: 7 (8.7); 3 (75 per cent)
■ Amber Valley: 15 (11.7); 9 (150 per cent)
■ Erewash: 35 (30.3); 20 (133 per cent)
■ South Derbyshire: 32 (29.8); 21 (190.9 per cent)
■ Derby: 45 (17.5); 11 (32.4 per cent) The Government said a further 10 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 127,917. Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 153,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 7,673 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.