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• Twice-weekly rapid testing now available to everyone in England
  Everyone in England is being encouraged to take twice-weekly coronavirus tests to help identify and suppress the spread of new variants of the virus.
• New hub will help get people into jobs
  A £4million project to create a new youth hub and help get young people into jobs, education and training is being launched in Leicester.
• Leicester first city in England to pilot local tracing operation
  A pilot study will get under way in Leicester this week that will give the city council responsibility for tracing people who test positive for coronavirus but who prove to be difficult to contact.
• Schools’ commitment to staying Covid-safe praised by education chiefs
  Education bosses across Leicester have praised the city’s schools for their work to keep staff and pupils safe during the coronavirus pandemic.