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Covid cases rising, a guide to life鈥檚 risks, and racing jelly-fish

How worrying is the UK鈥檚 jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.

A jump in the number of UK Covid-19 cases reported by the government has led to fears coronavirus is now spreading quickly again. What do the numbers tell us about how worried we should be? Plus a guide to balancing life鈥檚 risks in the time of coronavirus, the government鈥檚 targets on test and trace, and a suspicious statistic about the speed of jelly-fish.

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28 minutes

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  • Wed 9 Sep 2020 09:00
  • Fri 11 Sep 2020 16:30
  • Sun 13 Sep 2020 20:00

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