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UK steps up vaccinations as coronavirus-related deaths and case numbers hit record highs
The United Kingdom is facing its worst weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, its Chief Medical Officer says, with deaths and cases in the country hitting record highs ahead of the rollout of a mass vaccination program.
Key points:
- The UK’s death toll is the fifth highest worldwide
- Health authorities have warned the NHS is facing a significant crisis as more people are hospitalised
- Authorities have pleaded with people to respect lockdown measures
According to Johns Hopkins University, deaths from the virus have now exceeded 81,500 in the UK — the world’s fifth-highest toll — with 3,081,368 people testing positive for the virus since the pandemic began.
A new, more transmissible variant of the disease is surging through the population, with one…
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