You report that high-street footfall is still down on pre-Covid levels (How Britain’s high streets are recovering after lockdown – visual analysis, 31 August). Josephine EllisTunbridge Wells, Kent• Most parts of the official response to Covid-19 have been too slow, and some are hard to understand. I have had no change in diagnosis over the period, but I did have Covid in March. Becky TunstallLondon• I did a Covid-19 test (Letters, 28 August) on 16 May in a car park in Dalston, east London. Carolyn TaylorLondon• Getting to the top need not be a nasty business (Report, 31 August), but being incompetent seems to help.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2020 16:18 UTC