Data comparing 29 European countries shows England had longest continuous period of excess mortality; second wave ‘rolling across Europe’, says HancockGP consultations ‘should be online by default’Isolation period may rise to 10 daysCountry quarantine list could be added to in daysGlobal coronavirus live: latest updates 2.45pm BST During his visit to Yorkshire Boris Johnson was asked if he was ashamed of the findings of the ONS report showing that England has had the highest level of excess deaths in Europe. He replied:We mourn every loss of life that we’ve had throughout the coronavirus epidemic.What I would say to them [families of the deceased] is that we really owe it to them to continue our work in driving the virus down. 2.40pm BST NHS England has recorded a further 12 coronavirus hospital deaths. It says the people who died were aged between 40 and 96 and all had underlying health conditions. Continue reading…
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