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Newsday: 22/09/2020 05:06 GMT: Covid-19: Britain expected to tighten rules

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22/09/2020 05:06 GMT: Covid-19: Britain expected to tighten rules

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Cases are rising sharply and new measures are due to be announced

Cases are rising sharply and new measures are due to be announced.

The UK government is expected to announce new restrictions in order to slow the rate of Covid-19 cases, including shutting bars and restaurants early. We speak to a pub owner.

A recent trial has found that the lives of men with prostate cancer can be extended using a drug called Olaparib that treats breast and ovarian cancer, as we hear from the lead scientist.

And we go to South Africa where 500 pupils have been quarantined after a Covid-19 outbreak at their school.

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