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The Daily Express leads with a warning from the deputy chief medical officer that it could be six months before the UK returns to"normal", as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Jenny Harries said the number of cases will rise in the next few weeks and suggested some form of lockdown will remain in place for half a year, the paper reports.
The Guardian also highlights the growing pressure on ministers to accelerate the supply of protective equipment, with another UK doctor dying with coronavirus on Wednesday. Adil El Tayar, a 63-year-old organ transplant specialist, died at West Middlesex University Hospital in London, the paper says. NHS medical director Stephen Powis described Dr El-Hawrani's death as"a stark reminder to the whole country that we all must take this crisis seriously", the paper reports.
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