Coronavirus: UK will do well to keep deaths below 20,000 - NHS official - BBC News

'I cannot emphasise enough to everybody watching today that you have the chance to save a life' NHS England medical director Stephen Powis 'it really is as simple as that'

Global infections have topped 600,000. According to latest figures by Johns Hopkins University, the number of deaths in Europe has surpassed 20,000.

Spain’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 832 in 24 hours, bringing it to 5,690. However the number of people recovering from the virus is also increasing, with a total of 12,285 out of over 72,000 cases.

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