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A candle is lit and placed on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in central London on July 4, 2020 in honour of the tens of thousands of people who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK as the building itself is lit up blue as a tribute to NHS workers and to mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS. Tolga AKMEN / AFP
July 14th, 2020 - 12:27 GMT

UK Fears Second COVID-19 Wave May Kill up to 120,000 People

In a worst-case scenario, a second wave of the novel coronavirus could kill up to 120,000 people in Britain, according to a new expert report. A commission of experts modeled a “reasonable worst-case scenario” for COVID-19 in the approaching winter and shared the report with the government, according to reports by local media, including The Guardian. The commission led by Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific advisor, found that ...
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