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A return to how life was at the start of 2020 is some way off.

Even when lockdown restrictions are eased, coronavirus will affect our lives in many ways.

What will struggle to get back to how it was before, and what might change for ever?

Twelve BBC correspondents have been offering their thoughts on a variety of subjects.

They give their opinions on the role of technology; and how the pandemic's aftermath could affect how we gather, shop, work, travel, are educated and how we use energy.

BBC Politics

Disabled people are "forgotten" by the government's coronavirus strategy, putting "lives at risk", charities say.

A cross-party group of MPs has written to the prime minister calling for a "disability-inclusive" response.

They say isolation, a lack of social care, and legislation that suspends rights to some council services could all "exacerbate" existing inequalities.

The government said it was "committed to supporting disabled people through every stage of this pandemic".

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Tamsin Melville
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Cornwall

Some owners of holiday parks and other tourism businesses in Cornwall say that even if coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted in a few months' time, they are unlikely to survive.

Ros Pritchard, from the British Holiday and Home Parks Association, said she had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for a bigger rescue package.

She said: "We earn all our money between Easter and October, so, even if the country comes back from social distancing, we've basically lost 2020.

"We have asked for him to support us through until spring and Easter next year, because, otherwise, even if tourism businesses survive through the autumn, they're going to go in the winter."

Mr Johnson said at his public briefing on Thursday that "we can't allow such a big influx of tourists as to create a second spike" of Covid-19.

Patrick Langmaid (pictured), a director of Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park near Padstow, said the situation for him and his staff was "absolutely diabolical".

He said: "At the moment, it's all very, very worrying.

"We've got many of the team now on furlough, which is frustrating, and the team that are working are obviously costing me money. I'm haemorrhaging cash. I've got zero income and I am very, very worried by the noises coming out of government."

Charley Adams
BBC News Online

Staff who have moved into the care home where they work say it has had a "positive effect on the residents".

Once lockdown was announced, 10 members of staff moved in with the residents at The White House care home in Teignmouth, Devon.

BBC Radio Devon

Fifteen GP practices in Devon have signed up to a new clinical trial for a treatment for Covid-19.

They will be testing a drug which is currently used to treat autoimmune diseases including arthritis.

The practices are across the county including Honiton, Exmouth, Plymouth, Moretonhampstead and Teignmouth.

Most clinical trials for Covid-19 are focused on providing treatment for those who have serious symptoms and are in hospital.

This one looks to provide community-based treatment via family doctors to try to stop the progression of the disease and prevent hospitalisation.

Patients with symptoms will be able to take part in the trial, if they are aged 50 to 64 with underlying health conditions, or people aged 65 and above.

BBC News UK

People living with domestic abuse are now able to access safe spaces at Boots pharmacies.

Those needing help can ask staff at the counter of the health retailer and pharmacy chain - which has multiple branches across Devon and Cornwall - to use a consultation room, where they will be able to contact services for help and advice.

Charity Hestia said it launched the scheme in response to the "desperate situation" many people are facing in lockdown.

MPs said there had been a "surge" in violence since the lockdown began.

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Andrew Segal
BBC South West

People have been warned to stay away from a sea pool in north Cornwall after part of its structure gave way.

The Friends of Bude Sea Pool said on Facebook the pool's sluice had been damaged and would not be dealt with until after the coronavirus lockdown "and the contractors can get back to work".

It comes after the pool's trustees warned last week, external that people should not use the pool "however tempting it is", to abide by government Covid-19 guidelines and because of no lifeguard cover in the area during the lockdown.

The sea pool was created in the 1930s to provide safe swimming at Summerleaze beach.

BBC Radio Cornwall

Cornwall Council is working on reopening Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and could make an announcement in the next fortnight, a senior councillor says.

Some councils in other parts of the UK are considering re-opening such facilities. They include neighbouring Plymouth, which said on Thursday it was looking at a limited opening of its Chelson Meadow site to allow the dumping of some items, including garden waste.

In Cornwall, Councillor Rob Nolan, the cabinet member for environment, said he needed reassurances from the government that trips to such centres would be considered acceptable during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The county has 14 HWRCs, external, which were all closed as part of the lockdown. Household collections of waste and recycling continue, and the council said it was still following "usual collection times".

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Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight

There have been a further seven deaths reported in hospitals in the South West of people infected with coronavirus.

NHS England said the latest figures included:

• Northern Devon - one
• Livewell South West Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth - one
• Plymouth's Derriford Hospital - three
• Royal Cornwall Hospital - one
• Somerset NHS Trust - one

In total, 312 people have died in hospitals in the region, including 148 in Devon and 78 in Cornwall.

Daily updates for deaths nationally in care homes are now being issued by the government, but BBC South West has not been given a regional breakdown.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

A couple from Surrey took a 530-mile round trip to St Ives in Cornwall for what turned out to be just an hour by the sea before police fined them and they went home, officers have said.

Penzance Police said on Facebook that officers were called to the the pier in St Ives after the couple were "spotted by concerned residents".

They said the couple had driven 265 miles from their home "due to forthcoming exam pressure and thought their trip essential".

They were both issued with Covid-19 penalty notices and "immediately decided to cut their outing short and return home".

"All in all a very long 530 mile round trip for an hour by the sea," police said.

Charley Adams
BBC News Online

A double rainbow appeared across the sky as people applauded NHS and key workers on their doorsteps on Thursday.

These pictures were captured by people across Devon and Cornwall.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Two full teams of hotel staff are working round the clock at a Travelodge in Plymouth to keep it open safely for key workers, managers have said.

The hotel, near Derriford Hospital, is one of nearly 50 run by the chain staying open during the coronavirus pandemic.

While most hotels in the city have had to close, the 75-bedroom Travelodge is providing rooms for NHS workers and staff from companies supporting the hospital. It is also housing vulnerable people under a scheme with Plymouth City Council.

Manager Kelly Williams has moved to Derriford from the Paignton Seafront Travelodge, which was closed due to the coronavirus restrictions, and workers from Paignton have also moved across to provide extra support.

Ms Williams said medical staff were checking in throughout the day and night, so the extra team was brought in to keep the hotel running round the clock while ensuring staff could still work flexibly to look after their own families.

The 36-year-old said: "The biggest challenge is keeping everyone’s spirits up. You have to come to work with an extra burst of energy to ensure team morale is high."

She added that routines had changed to introduce extra safety measures due to Covid-19, including daily briefings about social distancing and the importance of constantly washing hands, more about those measnre, floor markings highlighting 2m distances and monitoring how many customers can check in at any one given time.

“We have hand sanitisers on the reception desk for customers to use and we are having perspex screens fitted on the reception desk too."

BBC Radio Cornwall

The secretary of state for farming George Eustice has said there is still time to recruit farm workers to pick crops.

The Camborne MP told the BBC he is confident there will be enough British people coming forward for the jobs.

British farmers recently warned that crops could be left to rot in the field because of a shortage of seasonal workers from Eastern Europe.

"It is quite early yet," he said.

"The peak month for seasonal work is June and things really start to get busy at the end of May.

"A lot of farms don't have a huge amount of work just yet but we have put in place all of the planning to ensure that we can get people to do that."

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

A recent increase in traffic levels in Devon of nearly 20% has resulted in a fresh appeal for people to make only essential journeys.

Devon County Council said that, during the first two weeks of the coronavrus lockdown, from 23 March, there was a dramatic reduction in traffic – just under 70% down on 2019 figures – with daily trips on 10 areas of the county's A-roads with traffic counting equipment dropping from 178,000 in 2019 to about 57,000.

But the council has revealed that, over the last week, about 10,000 more daily journeys had been recorded by the traffic counting gear - a rise of 17.5%.

The authority acknowledged that, over the last month, more businesses had re-opened following initial lockdown closures.

But it added that morning traffic flows between 08:00 and 09:00 had only seen "a small rise" in the last week and it appeared that most of the increased trips were "taking place outside of the traditional morning peak hour".

Early indications also showed average speeds had also increased during the lockdown period, and "a greater proportion of traffic is travelling above speed limits".

Cllr Stuart Hughes, Cabinet member for highway management, said the figures were mirroring elsewhere in the country but it was it was "a concern to see any increase in traffic flows".

He said: "The lockdown restrictions are tough on all of us, but I would urge everyone to think about whether you need to make your journey."

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Owners of holiday parks in Cornwall are among those calling on the government to offer the tourism industry cash support through to spring next year.

It is feared some of them will not survive the winter because of the uncertainty over the exit strategy from lockdown and social distancing guidelines which could go on for many months.

Speaking at a news conference on Skype, the chief executive of Cornwall Council Kate Kennally said ministers were being lobbied on the issue.

"The view is it is going to be a long term issue, a long term recovery and we will absolutely need to work together to make sure that we are supporting our businesses and protecting our economy," she said.

"I think that is going to require significant support going forward."

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The Department for Education says it does not know how many vouchers for free school meals have been delivered to parents over the past month.

A scheme to give poor pupils in England vouchers worth £15 a week until schools reopen has been beset with problems.

Some school staff have had to stay up late into the night to access the online system, while some parents cannot download the vouchers.

One woman in Cornwall told the BBC she had seen a voucher code not working in a shop.

In Bodmin, school catering manager Jo Wotton said she paid for a family's shopping after the mother's voucher code failed at a supermarket till.

The checkout worker told her the supermarket had seen several vouchers fail the same day, Ms Wotton added.

About 1.3 million children in England are eligible for free school meals. Edenred, which runs the scheme, said it was aware of problems.

Andrew Segal
BBC South West

A Cornwall hospice charity says it has had "a very special visitor" at one site since the coronavirus lockdown was instigated.

There have been many stories from across the world of animals coming into what was usually very much human territory after lockdowns were introduced, from goats in Wales to big cats in Chile.

But, in St Austell, a deer has been winning admirers at Cornwall Hospice Care's Mount Edgcumbe site, having seemingly "befriended our ornamental deer in the gardens ... even settling down for a rest with them".

Staff said patients in two rooms had had particularly good views, but staff were having to take pictures from a distance so as "not to frighten our shy new team member".

They added that they thought the new arrival was down to the lockdown's "peace and quiet, no traffic and fewer people".