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A new coronavirus vaccination site has opened in North Tyneside which could welcome more than 5,000 people per week.

The centre, at the Cedarwood Trust community charity on the Meadow Well Estate, will operate from 08:00 to 20:00 each day.

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Trust CEO Wayne Dobson believes it will make a difference to the 12,000 people who live in the area.

“Lots of people on the estate don’t own a car, and they have to walk or, if they have the money, get buses to get where they need to be.

“It could take some people half a day to get to another vaccination site, especially if they can’t afford bus fare, and that could stop them from going to get vaccinated.

“It is absolutely fantastic that this centre is now running from the Cedarwood Trust and will reach many people who otherwise may not have taken up the vaccine.”

Its opening comes days after the government asked people to minimise travel in and out of North Tyneside to combat the spread of the so-called Indian variant of Covid-19.

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Spectators are being allowed into Durham County Cricket's Riverside ground for the first time in 20 months.

There is a limit of 4,000 fans for the County Championship game against Essex.

The club is hoping if the government's road map out of lockdown stays on track they could be back to normal for the second half of the T20 Blast and one day internationals.

Durham's chief operating officer Richard Dowson said having supporters back makes all the difference.

"All year with no spectators at the ground has felt very strange and we're looking forward to welcoming them back.

"We'll be following the guidelines, everything from making sure everyone scans in at the gates to wearing face masks in indoor areas."

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A "very small number" of cases of the so-called Indian variant of coronavirus have been found in Sunderland.

Health bosses are not confirming how many have been detected at this stage, but have urged people to test themselves twice a week.

Sunderland's director of public health, Gerry Taylor, said: "We all need to remain very cautious at the moment and continue to follow all of the guidance in terms of hands, face and space and fresh air."

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Uganda's Kyambogo University has suspended in-person learning after eight coronavirus cases were confirmed at the institution.

Vice Chancellor Prof Elly Katunguka said on Thursday that many other students were showing symptoms of Covid-19 but had refused to get tested.

The authorities in Uganda have reported an overall surge in coronavirus infections over the last two weeks.

A government taskforce on the pandemic was scheduled to meet on Thursday to analyse the numbers and may issue more guidelines.

The health ministry has announced the beginning of a second wave, with the confirmed cases now at 44,281 and more than 500,000 people vaccinated.