From 32237a09a3dc1bfec6ff840aca49f34a7659f89f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jamesaazam <james.azam@lshtm.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:20:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add NEWS item

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 # EpiNow2 (development version)
 
+## Package
+
+- The `future` and `future.apply` packages are now installed in the `R CMD CHECK` workflow to ensure that the `test-coverage` workflow runs without errors. By @jamesmbaazam in #827 and reviewed by @<REVIEWER>.
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 # EpiNow2 1.6.0
 
 A release that introduces model improvements to the Gaussian Process models, alongside a number of other improvements and bug fixes.