France unlikely to lift lockdown as planned –as it happened
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners to help ensure the city is not placed into tougher Covid-19 restrictions as data shows rising case rates across three-quarters of the capital's boroughs.
A spokesman for the mayor warned there could be a devastating" surge in cases this winter should people fail to follow the existing Tier 2 coronavirus measures.
If we begin to act like this virus has gone away we could see a devastating further surge in cases at a time of year when our NHS is already under enough pressure."
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