DAVID THOMPSON DIES at 84 and So We Come to the Group Standing on the Brink
TUESDAY, 5 JANUARY 2021 DAVID THOMPSON BRITISH RACING TO CONTINUE NEW LOCKDOWN JAN. 5 DIES AT 84 Racing in the UK will continue behind closed doors, as new national lockdowns begin at midnight on Jan. 5. Cases of coronavirus are rising UK and the British government imposed new COVID restrictions at midnight this morning. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cited the rising death toll in the past seven days and the new coronavirus variant that is widespread in the UK as the primary reasons for a third lockdown, which is expected to last until mid-February. The BHA confirmed via Twitter that racing will continue without fans and with only essential personnel in attendance shortly after Johnson=s announcement. AAs I speak to you tonight, our hospitals are under more pressure from Covid than at any time since the start of the pandemic,@ Johnson said in part, in an address to the nation. AI know how tough this is, and I know how frustrated you are and I know you have had more than enough of government guidance David Thompson, CBE | Cheveley Park Stud about defeating this virus, but now, more than ever, we must pull together. "The number of deaths is up by 20% over the last week and By Emma Berry will sadly rise further. With most of the country already under David Thompson CBE, the owner with his wife Patricia of extreme measures, it's clear that we need to do more together Cheveley Park Stud in Newmarket, died on Dec. 29 from renal to bring this new variant under control while our vaccines are failure at the age of 84.
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