LONDON - Britain's health ministry said Thursday 616 more people had died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus in hospital, taking the country's official death toll to 18,738.
LONDON - Britain's health ministry said Thursday 616 more people had died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus in hospital, taking the country's official death toll to 18,738.
Britain remains one of the countries worst-hit by the outbreak and has been under stringent social distancing rules for a month. That came after the country's chief medical officer Chris Whitty on Wednesday warned that some of the tough measures could be in place for the rest of the year until a vaccine is found.
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