Restrictions to ease for Burnley and Hyndburn and expected to lift in Stockport and Bolton; Shapps insists return to office is safe as report says many want to continue working from home * Boris Johnson urged to set out credible back-to-office plan * Plymouth divided over teenagers who tested positive after Greece trip * ‘Vanishingly small’ risk of severe illness or death for children * Global coronavirus updates - live * UK registers highest number of Covid infections since mid-June 5.00pm BST The number of coronavirus cases reported across the UK fell back to 1,276 today (confirmed positive cases in the 24-hour period to 9am this morning). This is a fall of 272 cases on yesterday’s figure which represented the highest number of new Covid-19 cases since mid-June. However, figures recorded in the past week mean the seven-day average remains at 1,190 cases, the highest level since 22 June. 4.58pm BST Young people in WALES are being warned that they must quarantine when they return from some overseas trips after a cluster of cases emerged around Merthyr Tydfil. Public health officials said the 13 cases are linked through social gatherings and it appears the first young people infected contracted the virus whilst abroad. If you have been abroad and have returned from a country on the UK quarantine list, then you must not go out for 14 days. Our investigations into a number of cases of Covid-19 have indicated that a lack of social distancing, in particular by a minority of the 18-30 year age group, has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people. The thoughtless behaviour of a few can put some of the most vulnerable people at risk of infection. Continue reading...
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