UK COVID19 death toll climbs to over 19,000
The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus outbreak neared 20,000 on Friday as the government faced calls for greater transparency for its exit strategy from stringent social distancing measures.
But it is still one of the worst-hit countries in the world, and there are fears the true figures could be higher when deaths in the community are taken into account. Ministers are also facing criticism about the extent of testing and calls to urgently plug gaps in the supply of protective equipment for health and social care workers.
"Within two minutes of the portal opening this morning, 5,000 testing kits had been ordered," Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official spokesman told reporters.Up to 18,000 home testing kits per day will be available by the end of next week. He warned on Wednesday that some of the stringent social distancing measures could last for the rest of the year until a vaccine is found.
US President Donald Trump described Johnson as being full of "tremendous energy" when he spoke to him by phone this week.
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