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Chief medical officers of all four UK nations expected to formally announce change later on Friday Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGovernments across the UK are to announce a reduction in the coronavirus self-isolation period, from 14 to 10 days, it is understood.It is expected the chief medical officers of all four UK nations will formally announce the change later on Friday....

Learning will move online, in contrast to England’s plans for mass testing of studentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSecondary schools and colleges in Wales will close to almost all students next week and lessons will move online in an effort to stem the growing spread of coronavirus, the Welsh government has announced.The Welsh education minister, Kirsty Williams, said the public health situation...

Up to four people can meet in cafes and pubs, and supermarkets can sell non-essentialsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWales’s new national measures to combat coronavirus have come into force following the end of the country’s 17-day “firebreak” lockdown.Groups of up to four people can now meet in cafes, pubs and restaurants while shops, gyms, hairdressers and places of worship will also...

Loos for Storyhouse’s Halloween drive-in screenings were just over Welsh side of the lineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDrive-in cinemagoers in Chester were almost caught short after it emerged anyone using the toilets, located across the Welsh border, would be breaking coronavirus lockdown laws.Ticket-holders for the Storyhouse’s Moonlight Drive Halloween showings could breathe a sigh of relief on Friday, after the cinema...

Five-level lockdown unveiled for Scotland; England death rate rises for first time since April, figures show; Warrington reaches deal with governmentOne in 10 UK workers asked to work by bosses during furloughTesting sewage for Covid could detect outbreaks early, scientists sayPM admits failings as England’s contact-tracing system hits new lowGlobal coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.25pm BST The spread of Covid-19...

Ireland orders six-week lockdown; Trump says Americans ‘tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’ discuss Covid; Iran sets record daily deaths. Follow latest updatesLive coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaWales to go into national two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdownUK: Vaccine not available until spring, says chief scientific adviserSymptoms: how to tell if you have a common cold, flu or CovidSee all our coronavirus...

First minister says countrywide restrictions are top option being consideredCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWales is facing a “circuit breaker” lockdown of two or three weeks to stop hospitals being overwhelmed, as the country reaches what the government described as a “critical point”.Ministers will spend the weekend coming to a final decision on their next steps, but the Welsh first minister, Mark...

Police say they lack resources to prevent people travelling from hotspots elsewhere in UKCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Welsh government has said it is confident the police will be able to enforce rules banning people from travelling to Wales from Covid-19 hotspots in other parts of the UK.Welsh Police Federation officials expressed concern on Thursday that it would be difficult to...