Covid-19: 'Strong decline' in virus and 'long Covid' compensation call

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Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.

Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. We'll have another update for you this evening."strong decline" in levels of coronavirus infections

in England since January, according to scientists working on Imperial College London's regular React study. Tests among 85,000 randomly selected people between 4 and 13 February suggest infections have dropped by two-thirds across England since lockdown began. However, the study indicates virus levels are still high, with one in 200 testing positive.pressure to compensate key workers

suffering from "long Covid", with 65 MPs and peers signing a letter to the prime minister calling for it to be recognised as an occupational disease. Layla Moran, who chairs a committee of MPs looking into coronavirus, says ministers should not abandon "the true heroes of the pandemic". The Department of Health says employers should "make full use" of existing support for staff.

 

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