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Covid-19 worldwide death toll tops five million
The US alone has recorded more than 745,000 lives lost, the highest of any other nation
Coronavirus
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Where in the UK Covid-19 case rates are still rising
A total of 66 of the 377 local authority areas in the UK (18%) recorded a week-on-week rise in rates in the seven days to October 27,
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Boosters available at walk-in sites across England without appointment
Almost every person registered with a GP practice lives within 10 miles of a fixed vaccination site
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Mayor urges UK Government to make face masks mandatory on public transport
The “deadly virus has not gone away and this winter we’re facing both flu and Covid”
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UK Government's Eat-Out-To-Help-Out scheme 'triggered thousands of extra Covid cases'
It increased community transmissions of the virus
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Weekly Covid-19 death toll falls in Scotland
The majority of deaths were in hospitals
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Covid-19 weekly deaths in England and Wales remain at low level
Deaths are still well below the levels seen during the winter
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More than six million Covid-19 booster doses delivered in UK
An estimated 5,235,928 doses had been delivered in England
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Test and Trace ‘has failed on main objective’ for return to normal life
MPs have set out a series of suggested improvements to the programme
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Latest Covid-19 case rates for UK local authority areas
68% of local areas have seen a week-on-week rise in rates
Christmas
People can expect Christmas to be ‘normal’, Health Secretary says
Mr Javid said he agreed with the Prime Minister that people can expect a better Christmas than last year
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Vaccination programme ‘not enough to control spread of Covid-19’
New cases could reach 100,000 a day