Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. More than 150,000 people in the uk have now died, within 28 days of a positive covid test. Another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. The uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico, and peru. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns, reports. How do you begin to imagine 150,000 people . Its almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. The first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. Five weeks later, more than 10,000 people had died. Sabir Hussain Mirza was oxfords first muslim councillor. Mostly, though, he was a family man married with ten children. They relied on video calls when he went to hospital. We would be like, come on, dad, get better quickly and come back. But one day, sabir stopped answering his phone. Hed
Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. More than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. Another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. The highest 2a our total since february last year. According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins university, 150,223 people have died within 28 days of a positive covid test in the uk. Its the first country in Western Europe to pass that threshold. The uk is only the seventh country to exceed 150,000 reported deaths after the us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. A rather depressing milestone. We are not comparing like with like because Different Countries have different population sizes. To look at the implications of that figure, Catherine Burns reports. How do you begin to imagine 150,000 people . Its almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. The first death within 28 days of a positive covid
The isolated Central Asian state of Turkmenistan on Friday unveiled an 80-metre (262 feet) high bronze statue, one of the tallest in the world, in honour of its most famous national poet.
The oil and gas rich country has in recent years erected several monuments, buildings and statues in honour of national heroes and the ruling family. Critics say they are to advance an intense cult of personality.