Coronavirus live news: 1 in 70 in England had Covid last week; Denmark to lift all Covid restrictions

Figures show uptick of cases in England last week from 1 in 80 the week before; Danish minister says epidemic ‘under control’

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China’s health authority has said the recent Covid outbreak has been “effectively under control”, as it reported 32 new cases of confirmed infections – among them 30 were imported.

Mi Feng, the spokesperson for the National Health Commission said on Friday that the number of confirmed cases began to fell for the first time on 16 August. The trend had lasted for the last 11 days, he said.

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Source: The Guardian