WE HAVE rounded up some of this week’s most read stories, just in case you missed them.
1. Reading care home residents test positive for coronavirus
TWO care home residents in Reading have tested positive for coronavirus, it has been confirmed.
The residents, who live in Parkside House Care Home, are currently being cared for in their rooms.
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2.Unofficial Reading tube map delights town
Imagine a world where Reading has its own underground network, with tube-shaped trains whizzing passengers around like a mini-London.
Well, you do not have to imagine anymore as one man has brought the idea to life with a stunning tube map designed to cheer up the people of Reading on a Covid-19 lockdown April Fool’s Day.
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3. Reading residents still out and about unnecessarily, police say
POLICE are still having to urge people in Reading to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary.
A week into the UK lockdown, police have been granted tougher measures to enforce on those who are not following isolation rules.
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4. Reading: 'Armed police' raid property in Coley Park and arrest 11 people
'ARMED police' carried out a raid at a property in Reading and have arrested 11 people.
It comes as part of a police response to reports of someone having an offensive weapon in public.
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5. Coronavirus: NHS workers in Reading given emergency housing
EMERGENCY accommodation for staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital is being built on the grounds of Reading School.
The pop-up accommodation was built for hospital staff to stay in during the coronavirus pandemic. 40 en-suite rooms should be ready by the middle of this week.
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