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NEW: I’ve updated the chart of new cases in England & Wales to show two critical parts of the story:
• Differentiating between places with an isolated cluster (Swindon’s Iceland depot) vs community spread
• Showing where Leicester was when it locked down ft.com/content/a2dbf1…
By incorporating that crucial detail of isolated cluster vs community spread, the data and chart better reflect PHE’s own "watchlist" of local areas (see here assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…)

They also show why Liverpool and Swindon were exempt from the blanket lockdowns.
And by adding Leicester at lockdown for context, we can show what @robertcuffe explained so concisely last week:

With the new restrictions in the NW, govt is acting *earlier* than they did in Leicester, but is also acting more *lightly* than it did there
Hope this adds more of the nuance around the story:
• The resurgence is concerning
• But each outbreak is different, some riskier than others even if numbers look the same
• Action being taken earlier. New restrictions don’t mean new Leicester, they’re to prevent new Leicester
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