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Sunday newspaper round-up: Restrictions, Brexit, Pennon
Today's death toll, which is usually lower on Sunday and Monday due to weekend reporting lags, is up by just 12 from last Sunday - in a sign that fatalities may be flattening out. It comes after the head of the Office for National Statistics said that growth in infections is 'slowing' too. Some 24,962 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported today- just five more than last Sunday. Professor Sir Ian Diamond says that while there remains an increase in the number of Covid cases, the data shows a 'slowdown in the rate of growth', providing a small ray of hope for an end to harsh countrywide restrictions.
Sunday share tips: Schroders British Opportunities Trust, Diploma
UK shares have underperformed their global peers thus far this year, but the country's businesses are not in a worse state, they are undervalued, the Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column argued.