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Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain April 15, 2020. Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
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Deaths from Covid-19 in UK care homes is higher than 2% - health minister

“I can say with a high degree of confidence that the number and the proportion are higher than what you say”

FILE PHOTO: An ambulance passes a banner thanking the NHS in Kensington, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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UK was too slow on coronavirus and 40,000 could die, professor says

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, talk with staff during a visit to the London Ambulance Service 111 control room, to meet ambulance staff and 111 call handlers who have been taking NHS 111 calls from the public, and thank them for the vital work they are doing, in Croydon, Britain March 19, 2020. Kensington Palace/Handout via REUTERS
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UK's Prince William and Kate say: look after mental health in coronavirus crisis

File Photo: A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
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UK lockdown measures extended

FILE PHOTO: People applaud in front of big screen in Piccadilly Circus during the Clap For Our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Britons to cheer health workers with weekly applause

Britain's Prince William speaks via videolink as he officially opens the NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham, built in the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), in Birmingham, Britain April 16, 2020. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS
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Prince William opens new UK emergency COVID-19 hospital

A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
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Drug smugglers hide $1.3 million worth of cocaine in UK face mask consignment

A general view on Carnaby Street as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
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UK headed for historic slump as retail sales slide, firms close

FILE PHOTO: A member of medical staff is seen walking on Harley street as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley
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Greatest number of England and Wales coronavirus deaths among old, male and infirm: data

File Photo: A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
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New ventilator receives approval in UK's battle against coronavirus: source

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) digital news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain April 15, 2020. Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
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'Too early' to lift UK lockdown but coronavirus outbreak peaking, minister says

A person in a protective suit near St James' Park as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Newcastle, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
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UK hospital COVID-19 death toll rises by 761 to 12,868

FILE PHOTO: A member of medical staff is seen at an NHS coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility, Wolverhampton, Britain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
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106-year-old woman beats Covid-19 in Britain