UK coronavirus live: Hancock urged to act over higher Covid-19 death rate for BAME people
News updates: 324 new deaths in the UK; death rate in England higher among BAME people; testing data ‘widely criticised and often mistrusted’
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1,749 people have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace since the scheme started, according to Channel 4 News.
The programme has seen a leaked copy of the data from Thursday – the day the system was launched – running up to Sunday.
Many non-essential shopping chains are preparing to let customers back into stores as the Covid-19 lockdown eases, adapting their stores to abide by government Covid-19 social distancing and health and safety guidelines.
Following the example of lockdown procedures already introduced by supermarkets, DIY chains and furniture retailers, these measures include limiting the number of shoppers in store with queuing systems, as well as installing plastic screens at tills and supplying face masks and other PPE to staff.
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