NHS ambulance staff outside the Royal London hospital in London, Britain on January 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
NHS ambulance staff outside the Royal London hospital in London, Britain on January 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Coronavirus: UK Covid-19 death toll exceeds 150,000 after Omicron surge

  • Some 313 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test were reported on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities on this measure to 150,057
  • Britain’s government has focused on rolling out booster vaccinations rather than requiring a return to the lockdown measures seen earlier in the pandemic

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 3:22am, 9 Jan, 2022

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NHS ambulance staff outside the Royal London hospital in London, Britain on January 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
NHS ambulance staff outside the Royal London hospital in London, Britain on January 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
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