It is wrong to suggest that Covid can be regarded as just another seasonal virus “like flu” (Chris Whitty: society will have to learn to live with Covid in similar way to flu, 1 April). A recent ONS report showed that around one-third of those hospitalised with Covid were readmitted within five months with lifelong damage to their vital organs. Of these, one in eight died. Unlike the flu, Covid can cause serious illness. It needs to be eliminated, not tolerated.
Gus Fagan
Oxford
• On Friday, Scotland’s rule changed from “stay home” to “stay local” – local being within your council area (Report, 1 April). As my local area is Highland, which stretches from the very north to Fort William, it makes total nonsense of the rules.
Margaret Vandecasteele
Wick, Caithness
• The news of the demise of BBC Four is one of the most disheartening things I’ve heard for a long time (Report, 29 March). It’s one of the corporation’s jewels in the crown. It’s all very well to chase young audiences, but today’s youth are tomorrow’s audience. Ignore the faithful viewer at your peril.
Antony Barlow
Wallington, London
• The recipes in Feast contain ever more elusive ingredients (Ravneet Gill’s recipes for using up Easter egg chocolate, 3 April). I’ve yet to encounter “leftover” chocolate.
Patrick Sheehy
Blackheath, London
• Does anyone else solve imaginary crosswords while asleep? I know I do, and sudoku as well sometimes.
Felicity Randall
Fakenham, Norfolk
