“Why Harry was the perfect choice for that HIV test” (Opinion, last week, page 15) said an estimated 11,000 people in Britain were unaware of being HIV positive. According to guidelines produced for HIV testing by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the total in 2012 was thought to be nearly twice that, at 21,900, a figure estimated by a statistical model using a range of data, including a long-standing anonymous testing surveillance programme run by Public Health England.
A story from Paris headlined “‘If he’s a nobody, who do we blame? Who are we to fear?’” (News, last week, page 4) said a French security council was planning special powers regarding “binationals” (people with dual nationality) after Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel killed 84 people on Bastille Day in Nice. However, he was not a binational. He was a Tunisian with a 10-year French residence permit.
We twice referred incorrectly to “Mount Snowden” in a personal finance piece on insurance last week. We meant Snowdon, of course (“When Facebook and Twitter are a real pain in the neck for insurance cheats”, Business, page 51).
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