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Restrictions on household gatherings to continue in parts of North West, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester
Current rules on gatherings in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester will remain in place.
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Test and Trace service reaches more than 250,000 people since launch
New NHS Test and Trace app begins trial phase, as latest statistics show the service is consistently reaching the majority of people testing positive and their contacts.
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New UK-wide methodology agreed to record COVID-19 deaths
The publication of daily data on coronavirus deaths will resume from today, following a review by Public Health England (PHE) of the methodology used to calculate the figures.
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Local restrictions: areas with an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19)
A list of areas with additional local restrictions. Includes information for local authorities, residents and workers about what to do and how to manage the outbreak.
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