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Coronavirus: 14-day quarantine for Covid contacts could be reduced25 Oct 2020 10:36It comes as a senior Conservative MP criticises leaders of NHS Test and Trace, urging "decisive" change.
Covid: The NHS workers 'still recovering' as second wave looms24 Oct 2020 00:09As the second wave of the pandemic takes deep root across parts of the UK, thousands of NHS workers are struggling to recover from what they have already been through.
Down's syndrome: 'In all honesty we were offered 15 terminations'25 Oct 2020 00:12Mothers of babies with Down's syndrome reveal the pressure they felt to terminate their pregnancies.
Coronavirus: Inside Europe’s most infected area22 Oct 2020 16:12Gavin Lee reports from the epicentre of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is in Belgium.
Covid blood plasma donation: What is blood plasma?24 Oct 2020 00:18The NHS wants us to donate blood plasma to help fight Covid-19. But why?
Coronavirus: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections24 Oct 2020 05:46More than 83,000 new infections were reported on Friday, with deaths and hospital numbers also rising.

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