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R number remains unchanged for England
R represents the average number of people each Covid-19 positive person goes on to infect
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Latest coronavirus infections rates for each local authority in England
Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate
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Several countries added to green list in latest travel review
Transport secretary Grant Shapps said the Government would continue to take a “cautious” approach
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More than two million people in England may have had long Covid
In the first, the most common symptoms were tiredness and muscle aches
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Tui joins Virgin Atlantic to support legal action against Government travel rules
A challenge was launched by Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group last week
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Government working on quarantine-free travel for 'fully vaccinated'
The plans haven't been clinically advised, but it is something they are thinking about
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Government 'working on' plans to scrap 10 day isolation period for those who are double jabbed
A pilot scheme is in progress
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Two Covid-19 vaccines ‘may mean avoiding 10 days of self-isolation’
the policy will only be approved after Professor Chris Whitty studies the results of 40,000 people
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R number for England remains unchanged - but still shows exponential growth
The coronavirus reproduction number, or R value, in England remains unchanged from last week and is between 1.2 and 1.4, according to the latest Government figures. R represents the average number of people each Covid-19 positive person goes on to infect. When the figure is above 1,
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Number of people in hospital with Covid-19 as Delta variant makes up 99% of cases
There has been a 79% rise in one week in cases of the Delta variant first identified in India,
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NHS hails ‘watershed moment’ as all adults receive invite to book Covid-19 jab
Everyone aged 18 and over in England can book from Friday
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More than 15,000 possible Covid-19 reinfections identified in England
The figures are part of ongoing analysis into reinfection levels