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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. We’ll have another update for you at 18:00 BST.

MPs will vote later on whether to renew the legislation that gives the government power to impose coronavirus restrictions without parliamentary approval. A group of Tory MPs was already threatening to rebel, and now the influential Commons Liaison Committee is warning that introducing further measures without giving MPs a say would “not be acceptable”. Ministers insist they’re trying to protect lives, but are worried enough to be working on some kind of compromise. It comes as tougher restrictions come into force today in north-east England – the ones that confused Boris Johnson – and in four more areas of Wales on Thursday.

The closure of churches, mosques and temples during lockdown left a gaping hole in many people’s lives, and their reopening brought both religious and social solace to many, particularly older people. But there are inevitably concerns about collective worship if infections keep spreading. One Bradford mosque is trying out new equipment that could help, and in his latest diary for the BBC, Dr John Wright takes a look. He also finds out how other places of worship have been adapting.

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