No sense in Covid-19 being sole focus

Sir, – Utilising virtually all medical resources largely to fight one disease for such a protracted indeterminate period of time until a vaccine is developed makes no sense when the damage to the economy and the serious illnesses and morbidity resulting from largely ignoring other public health problems are taken into consideration. GM Lindsay. Whinfield Gardens, Kinross.

“We’ve always said we would put people’s health first, and we will do that. But health is about more than controlling the virus – people’s mental health, I think, is now pretty low given that we’ve been under restrictions here for three months already” - Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham.

“We do now need to draw these conversations to a conclusion and to take decisive action”

- Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said “final discussions” are taking place about moving Greater Manchester to Tier 3 of the coronavirus restrictions.

“It’s really hard, we’ve got a great industry with lots of heart, and nobody works in the hospitality industry to get rich, we do it because we love what we’re doing – and there’s so many people who depend on it” - Chef Yotam Ottolenghi who joined a demonstration in central London against Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions.

“I maintain that he did more good than bad and should not be sacrificed to current concerns, but should be joined by a statue of Mandela” - Lady Deech on a statue of Cecil Rhodes outside Oriel College, Oxford.

“Oh My God, that’s so cute. The way you just draw on stuff and think about yourself all the time”

- The wording on Banksy’s Oh My God which could fetch up to £1 million during a Bonhams sale this week.

“It’s their 25th anniversary and I feel very honoured that this role has been created. It’s fabulous” - Denise Welch who is joining the cast of Hollyoaks to play Trish, the mother of Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson).