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Here are five things you should know about the coronavirus outbreak this Sunday morning. We will have another update for you tomorrow.
1. Boris Johnson will launch a new Covid-19 alert system
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil a new coronavirus alert system for England to track the virus as it updates the nation on the closure measures on Sunday night. The system will classify the virus threat from green (level one) to red (level five) and will adjust according to the data.
It will also unveil a new catchphrase, telling the public to “stay alert, control the virus, save lives.” Read more here if you want to know what else to look for in the Prime Minister’s speech.
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2. Stores should only reopen if they are safe, says sales manager
Retail bosses will also be on the lookout for the prime minister’s speech, as the head of the British Retail Consortium tells the BBC that decisions about which stores can reopen after closing should be based on security, not their size or type of business. . Executive Director Helen Dickinson expects the government’s guidance to reflect her organization’s advice on practical safety measures for retailers, including staggering shift times, managing the number of people in stores, and using plastic screens. at the payment points.
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3. Request a public investigation into BAME’s risk of death
More than 70 public figures, including author Malorie Blackman and Baroness Doreeen Lawrence, have signed an open letter to the prime minister calling for a full independent public investigation into Covid-19 deaths among people from ethnic minorities. It comes after analysis by the Office for National Statistics found that black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die from coronaviruses as whites in England and Wales.
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4. Social distancing will be difficult in some places of worship.
Britain’s religious communities will face long-term changes in their worship to curb the spread of the coronavirus, senior religious leaders have told the BBC. They say social distancing would be difficult, if not impossible, in some places of worship if ministers allow them to reopen, with the Bishop of London, Rt Rev Sarah Mullally, warning that churches cannot return to normal services before the end of year.
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5. Spread hope for NHS rainbow portraits
Photographer Tom Skipp began photographing the many rainbows that have sprung up in the city of Bristol after failing to visit his mother, who lives in a nursing home about four hours’ drive from him, due to social distancing and measures closing.
Rainbows have become a national symbol of hope and support for the NHS, bringing comfort to Mr. Skipp as news of the nursing home situation “grew darker and darker.” By photographing them, you want to “spread the hope” that they give to other people.
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