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The death toll from coronavirus in the UK has risen by 80, with 18,804 new cases identified.
It brings the official death toll to 43,726 since the start of the pandemic, and the most recent data shows that more than 5,600 people are hospitalized with the virus.
The heartbreaking figure was announced by the Department of Health as the government comes under increasing pressure to reduce pressure on the NHS.
It’s the largest daily increase in deaths on a Monday since June 1, when 115 deaths were confirmed.
Earlier today, health authorities confirmed 84 deaths in UK hospitals, the highest daily increase in four and a half months.
Wales has announced a two-week “circuit breaker” lockout in hopes of stopping the spread of the virus, and Boris Johnson faces calls to do the same.
Wales’ two-week “firewall” lockdown will be introduced from 6pm Friday and will last until 9 November, with everyone in Wales “staying home”.
“The only exceptions will be critical workers and jobs where you cannot work from home,” said Prime Minister Mark Drakeford.
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Downing Street said today that discussions on coronavirus restrictions are also taking place with leaders from the Northeast, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
“We keep all our measures under review, but the prime minister has made it very clear that he does not want to go back to something like a national lockdown and believes that our three-tiered approach is the right way forward,” said Minister de Prie’s spokesman. . He said.
The number 10 claims that hospitals in Greater Manchester are facing an overwhelming, with full capacity used by November 12.
But it has not clarified how it reached that conclusion, since the projections were not issued by the SAGE government committee.
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This afternoon, NHS England confirmed that 76 people, aged 47 to 99, had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19.
Northern Ireland said six more patients had died, while Scotland and Wales each suffered one death from coronavirus.
Matt Hancock has come under fire today after being seen without a face mask while riding in a ministerial car.
Downing Street said ministers had been told to cover their faces in their chauffeured cars after the Health Secretary ran out of one on a trip to the Department of Health and Welfare on Monday.
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Hancock has often urged members of the public to obey rules, including wearing masks, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Passengers in taxis and private hire cars are required to wear masks, with a fine of £ 200 for breaking the rules.
The fines, which are reduced to £ 100 if paid within 14 days, can be extended to £ 6,400 for repeated violations.
There is a loophole in the law for chauffeured vehicles, which are exempt from the rules governing black cabs and Ubers.
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