The COVID Diaries – 130 6th August
An explosion in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, on Tuesday has left behind a huge 200 metre crater. More than 135 people have died and several thousand injured as a result of the explosion in the city’s port, where warehouses were housing high explosive material.
Across Beirut, bewildered residents looked for loved ones, friends, and belongings as they picked their way through the mangled remains of their homes evaporated in the blast.
Back in the Uk another example of government incompetence has been revealed. The government has confirmed that fifty million masks that were meant to be used in the NHS cannot be worn by staff because of safety issues.
The FFP2 masks ordered by the government have ear loops instead of head loops, meaning there is a risk they would not be secure enough.
The masks were supplied by Ayanda Capital, which was awarded a £252m contract to supply personal protective equipment.