Robert Atkinson, 82, who shielded for 10 weeks, has blasted thousands of people gathering on beaches for dismantling coronavirus progress Photo credit: Liam McBurney/PA WireA "livid" octogenarian who shielded for 10 weeks has blasted thousands of people gathering on beaches for dismantling coronavirus progress. Robert Atkinson, 82, was paralysed down one side by a stroke and has been treated for prostate cancer. The former meat plant manager from Belfast feared the authorities were moving too quickly to ease the pandemic lockdown and asking for trouble. Expand Close Robert Atkinson, 82, who shielded for 10 weeks Photo credit: Liam McBurney/PA Wire PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Robert Atkinson, 82, who shielded for 10 weeks Photo credit: Liam McBurney/PA WireMr Atkinson said: "I am livid. The lockdown easements are contingent on the R number remaining below one or else infections surge and pressure increases on the NHS.

Source: Irish Independent June 02, 2020 13:52 UTC