Coronavirus: Ministers to discuss UK lockdown review
The UK recorded its highest daily rise in the number of patients dying with coronavirus on Wednesday with 938 deaths recorded in UK hospitals in 24 hours.the latest Department of Health figuresMr Johnson"continues to make steady progress" but remains in intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital in London, according to the latest update from Downing Street on Wednesday night.
He was taken to hospital on Sunday evening after self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms and admitted to intensive care a day later.Adverts across Thursday's newspapers urge the public to"stay home this bank holiday weekend" Meanwhile, a leading economic think tank says the pandemic will have far-reaching consequences for people's health in the UK because of the impact on the NHS and the likely financial downturn.from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that wide-scale job losses could deepen inequalities, while the knock-on effects of cancelling non-urgent operations may take years to reverse.
"The health impacts of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be felt long after the social distancing measures come to an end," said Heidi Karjalainen, one of the authors.
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