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meIt is six months since the UK was blocked for the first time. Now we teeter on the edge of another.
Here are some of the key numbers from the last six months:
41,825 Covid-related deaths in the UK, up from 1000 on March 23
695,000 employees are removed from payroll
Around 695,000 UK workers have been cut from British companies’ payrolls since March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
18,683 fines for breach of coronavirus rules
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has recorded almost 19,000 fines for coronavirus-related crimes in England and Wales since the shutdown began.
20.4% record monthly decline in gross domestic product (GDP)
The coronavirus crisis caused the economy to contract by a record 20.4% between April and June, the ONS said.
10 weeks of Clap For Our Carers
The country applauded the NHS and other key workers who kept the nation afloat from their doors every Thursday night for 10 weeks.
100% increase in the number of people experiencing depression.
The number of adults suffering from some type of depression doubled during the first three months of confinement, according to a study by the ONS.
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