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LIVE: updates after Boris Johnson said schools won't reopen until March 8

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  • - Boris Johnson said schools in England won't reopen until March 8 "at the earliest"
  • - The temporary mortuary at Poole Port has been activated following a rise in Covid deaths
  • - 45 Covid-deaths were confirmed across Dorset hospitals in the latest figures on January 27
  • - The number of people infected with coronavirus is at the highest level recorded in England since May, according to a study
  • - New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne has been accused of spreading "dangerous misinformation" about Covid

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