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The government’s dilemma on reopening

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The government wants the country to head back out and boost the economy, but scenes at Bournemouth beach and elsewhere reflect the government’s dilemma – how much reopening is enough to keep the economy afloat, but without triggering a second wave of infections? John Connolly speaks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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