The latest figures just in. UK coronavirus death toll nears 30,000 as 331 more die in hospitals in England.
The chief scientific adviser explained: “I think if we do
, and we keep the social distancing measures at the right level, we should be able to avoid a second wave.”told the Commons Health and Social Care Committee that experts were considering if rural and city areas should come out of lockdown at different rates. Ten per cent of Londoners and four per cent of everyone else had caught the bug by early April — but regional easing could lead to travel difficulties.It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock last week announced that the health service would be restoring the most urgent care services that had been stopped due to the pandemic, such as cancer care.MOST READ IN NEWS
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