COVID-19: UK reports zero daily coronavirus-related deaths for first time since pandemic began
According to the latest government data, 3,165 new
COVID-19 cases were also recorded in the latest 24-hour period.
Matt Hancock tweeted that although the whole country will be so glad there were no COVID-related deaths recorded yesterday. we know we haven t beaten this virus yet .
The latest figures come after a bank holiday weekend when the number of deaths and cases can be lower due to reporting lags.
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The last time there were no deaths was on 7 March 2020, before the first lockdown.
The job of the coronavirus vaccination programme is not yet “done”, an immunisation expert has said – as calls grow for Boris Johnson to consider delaying the end of England’s lockdown. Professor Adam Finn, of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), said on Tuesday that pressing ahead with the lifting of final restrictions on 21 June “may be a bad decision”. The adviser said many people remain vulnerable to the effects of.
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