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5 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Today’s #covid19 headlines:

A technical glitch that meant nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported in England has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-544125…
All bars in Paris must close from tomorrow as the city is upgraded to the maximum alert level in response to a surge in infections. euronews.com/2020/10/04/fra…
A new three-tier lockdown system is being planned for England to simplify the current patchwork of localised restrictions, which apply to about a quarter of the UK, the Guardian reports. theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
Less than half the UK population can expect to be vaccinated against covid-19, the head of the government’s vaccine task force has said, with priority given to people over 50, health and care home workers and the vulnerable. ft.com/content/d2e001…

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