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Video 4 minutes 48 seconds
'Staff at our hospital fearful of second wave’
The BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym spent a day at Royal Derby Hospital
Government reports 20,412 coronavirus cases on Tuesday
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
Clothes and book sellers furious at lockdown rules
Shops forced to close during England's second lockdown say they are being unfairly targeted.
People 'turn to custard and gravy' in the pandemic
Premier Foods says it has attracted a million new customers as people turn to comfort foods in the crisis.
Why is there a North-South Covid divide in England?
Over three-quarters of people in northern England are facing additional restrictions - but no-one in the South.
How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine?
Hopes are rising that an effective vaccine against Covid-19 will be available soon.
How soon can we expect a working vaccine?
If scientists succeed in making a coronavirus vaccine, when will we get it, how much will it cost and who will get it first?
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Video 4 minutes 48 seconds
'Staff at our hospital fearful of second wave’
The BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym spent a day at Royal Derby Hospital
Government reports 20,412 coronavirus cases on Tuesday
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
Clothes and book sellers furious at lockdown rules
Shops forced to close during England's second lockdown say they are being unfairly targeted.
People 'turn to custard and gravy' in the pandemic
Premier Foods says it has attracted a million new customers as people turn to comfort foods in the crisis.
Why is there a North-South Covid divide in England?
Over three-quarters of people in northern England are facing additional restrictions - but no-one in the South.
How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine?
Hopes are rising that an effective vaccine against Covid-19 will be available soon.
How soon can we expect a working vaccine?
If scientists succeed in making a coronavirus vaccine, when will we get it, how much will it cost and who will get it first?
Government reports 20,412 coronavirus cases on Tuesday
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
Clothes and book sellers furious at lockdown rules
Shops forced to close during England's second lockdown say they are being unfairly targeted.
People 'turn to custard and gravy' in the pandemic
Premier Foods says it has attracted a million new customers as people turn to comfort foods in the crisis.
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Covid-19 vaccine: South West needs doses for 4.5m people
Andrew Segal
BBC South West
A Covid-19 mass vaccination programme would be delivered to the South West population in phases, health bosses have said.
NHS England said those who are vulnerable, and health and social care workers, would be prioritised to "protect those most in need and to enable staff to help others".
It added that there were 4.5m people to be vaccinated in the region - which it defined as Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset (including Bath and Bristol), Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
It also said that "robust national, regional and local plans were being developed to get the vaccine to South West residents, with NHS England and NHS Improvement working closely with local NHS organisations to prepare for delivery of the vaccine".
However, in the meantime, no decision has been made on how people under 50 should be offered a Covid vaccine, the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has said.
The committee also said the first phase of rolling out the vaccine would focus on older people who were at most risk.
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Torbay Hospital patient with coronavirus dies
Jenny Walrond
Health Correspondent, BBC Spotlight
Another death of a hospital patient with coronavirus has been announced in Devon.
Officials said the latest death was at Torbay Hospital
The latest figures mean the South West has recorded 457 deaths of patients who tested positive for the virus, with 235 of those in Devon and 94 in Cornwall.
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BBC News
People in 20s see most Covid positive test results
Daniel Clark
Local Democracy Reporting Service
People in their 20s are still testing positive for Covid-19 more than any other age groups across Devon and Cornwall; except in Torbay, where people in their 50s are.
The latest figures, based on tests reported between 3 and 9 November, continue to show that - as was the case last week - Plymouth, Cornwall and the Devon County Council area, the 20 to 29 age group was still seeing the highest prevalence of cases.
But, in Torbay, that is only the fourth highest age range, with the 40 to 49, 50 to 59 and 60 to 69 age ranges seeing more positive tests.
Across Torbay, Plymouth and Cornwall, the proportion of over 60s testing positive has risen in the last week, but there has been a small drop in the Devon County Council area in that age range.
All four areas have seen a drop in the proportion of those aged 10 to 19 testing positive – with one explanation likely to involve the time period of when the tests would have taken place coinciding with the half-term break.
