Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
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Talks continue over new curbs for parts of England
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
![Woman with fatigue](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015051702/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/53E8/production/_114908412_gettyimages-107429904.jpg)
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Decision on pausing in-person lectures due 'soon'
The move will help students return home for Christmas safely, the Department for Education says.
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NHS testing was 'dismantled' in virus hotspots
Health leaders' representative says it has taken a "herculean effort" to restore capacity.
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'Toxic hospitals culture risks patients' lives'
"Bullying" senior management left staff fearful at East Kent Hospitals Trust, the BBC has been told.
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Long Covid 'could be four different syndromes'
People with long-lasting effects of coronavirus infection are not being believed or treated, a review says.
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Decision on pausing in-person lectures due 'soon'
The move will help students return home for Christmas safely, the Department for Education says.
![nurses at testing centre](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015051702/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/4D11/production/_114892791_gettyimages-1212007601.jpg)
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