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Today's #COVID19 headlines:

Boris Johnson will announce a three-tier lockdown system for England today, with Merseyside, Manchester and Newcastle expected to face the highest level of restrictions, including forced closures of pubs and bars. theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
Councils are set to be given greater responsibility for contact tracing in England in an acknowledgement that local tracers have been far more effective than the national system. thetimes.co.uk/article/counci…
Italy is preparing fresh nationwide restrictions, including on private parties, in response to a recent spike in new coronavirus cases, Health Minister Roberto Speranza has said. reuters.com/article/us-hea…
The Chinese city of Qingdao plans to test its entire population of 9 million people for covid-19 over a period of five days, following a cluster of cases linked to a hospital treating coronavirus patients arriving from abroad.
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