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  1. UK 'should've acted sooner against Covid-19'

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    Cross-party peer Lord Myners, who lives in Cornwall, said the government could have done a lot more to restrict the transmission of Covid-19 if it had acted sooner.

    Lord Myners said we could see what was happening in other parts of Europe but did not use that time effectively.

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    The peer said the UK was late in requesting PPE

    "We had time to prepare, we made bad calls," he told BBC Radio Cornwall.

    "We didn't increase capacity, we didn't get into the queue in the right place in terms of getting PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)."

    He acknowledged the UK "successfully managed" to maintain capacity in hospitals, but said it nonetheless "underestimated the importance of testing".

  2. Appeal for holiday homes to house care workers

    BBC Radio Cornwall

    A plea has been made for owners of holiday accommodation in Cornwall to help provide emergency accommodation for local care workers who need to isolate away from their families.

    Charity Cornwall Hugs is working with Cornwall Council, Visit Cornwall and Volunteer Cornwall to match care workers with suitable accommodation.

    It hopes holiday let owners register with its new hub.

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  3. Two further deaths in Torbay Hospital

    There have been two further coronavirus deaths in the south west, NHS England has announced.

    The deaths occurred in Torbay Hospital in Devon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in south west hospitals to 341.

    This includes 166 in hospitals across Devon, and 83 in Cornwall.

    It means Sunday was the 51st consecutive day in which new deaths have been announced in south west hospitals.

    There have been no new deaths announced in Cornwall hospitals for five days.