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Coronavirus: Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England
The rest will focus on reaching positive cases and their contacts in local areas, alongside local teams.
Coronavirus: Is the world winning the pandemic fight?
Covid-19 has changed the world - are we winning or is the virus still taking hold, and when will it end?
Coronavirus: Little evidence of Covid transmission in schools, says Williamson
The education secretary says a new coronavirus study supports the government decision to reopen schools.
Nursing apprenticeship funding gets £172m boost
Ministers want nursing jobs in England to be more accessible, but a union says the plan falls short.
Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back in school - Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
Coronavirus in Scotland: Care home residents to be allowed more visitors
Residents will be allowed up to three outdoor visitors at a time from Monday, ministers announce.
Coronavirus: Randox recalls up to 750,000 test kits over safety concerns
Some kits sent to care homes should be returned, but the government says the risk to safety is low.
Coronavirus: Face covering use expanded in England and Scotland
The new rules apply to cinemas, museums and places of worship as more quarantine restrictions start.
Virus cases 'may be levelling off' in England, figures suggest
After a low in cases at the end of June, the ONS estimated infections had been rising slightly in July.
Coronavirus: NHS England scales back private sector deal
A deal in which NHS England had access to 92% of private hospitals beds will come to an end.

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