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The Government is set to reveal the UK’s latest Covid-19 reproduction number – known as the R value – which will be used to guide ministers on whether further lockdown lifting can take place.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) last week confirmed the country’s rate was between 0.7 and 0.9, just meeting the Government’s target of keeping it below 1.0.

The new figures come after Boris Johnson revealed a £1billion plan to help the most disadvantaged children catch up with their schooling after spending months away from the classroom due to the pandemic.

In other developments, new Office For National Statistics data is due to be published giving a firmer picture of the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on BAME communities, and Wales is set to announce a further easing of its own restrictions.

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