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News 18th May
Reuters news claim that Boris Johnson did not tell the truth about care homes.  He said that lockdown had started earlier in care homes than other places.  But when the Reuters news checked they found that the advice only was that people should not visit.  As a result, Reuters say, too many people have died in care homes because they forgot about care homes.
Local governments in England say that they have not been consulted before Boris Johnson has made announcements about people going back to work.  They say the Government is really only focused on London and the North of England is suffering more.  Also funding to help the extra costs of the virus is going more to South of England than to the North.
People have been going back to work last week but it is very difficult to stay apart on buses and trains.  It makes you very anxious.  Workers on building sites say there is no chance to have proper social distancing.  At the same time, people have to go back to work as they are not paid during the lockdown and cannot feed their families.
Mental health is a problem for many.  If you have depression, it is very bad to be always on your own.  The personal counselling services are not working.  This will be much worse for deaf people as not only are they not able to touch and hug, but now they cannot read lips or see emotions because people are wearing masks.