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CORONAVIRUS deaths in the UK have risen to at least 32,415 after an additional 350 deaths were recorded in hospitals across England.
The 350 new deaths exclude those who have died in care homes and in the community at large, which means the actual number is likely to be much higher.
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The patients were between 25 and 101 years old and included a healthy 30-year-old, NHS England confirmed today.
It means that 23,708 have died of coronavirus in English hospitals.
The increase in deaths is greater than yesterday, when there were 209 deaths.
It is also lower than any increase recorded on a Tuesday in England in the past six weeks.
In Scotland, the death toll reported by the Scottish government is 1,912, after 50 died in the past 24 hours.
In Wales, 16 more deaths were confirmed overnight, bringing the death toll to 1,132.
The toll in Northern Ireland is now 447, nine more than yesterday.
However, a new analysis released today suggests that the total death toll from the virus in Britain is much higher than the total reported by the government so far, and has already exceeded 40,000.
The figures, counted by the Office of National Statistics, refer to all deaths in which Covid-19 was mentioned on death certificates this year through early May.
They reveal that almost 10,000 people have died from the bug in nursing homes in England and Wales, including 1,558 deaths in just one week.
It comes as:
Among the latest deaths in the UK is frontline train station worker Belly Mujinga, 47, who died of coronavirus days after a female passenger spit on her saying she had the mistake.
At least five pregnant women also died after being admitted to the hospital with the virus.
A pregnant mother, Fozia Hanif, 29, died before she had a chance to hold her son, Ayaan, who was finally allowed to return home from the hospital.
The women were among the 427 mothers who would be admitted to hospitals with the virus from March 1 to April 14, according to new research from Oxford University.
TEST TIMES
The university has also suggested that up to 140,000 are infected with the insect in England, more than current evidence suggests.
Experts estimate that more than one in 400 are not doing well with Covid-19 and can spread the disease.
Professor Carl Heneghan of the university said of the data: “It shows that we have almost 140,000 infected with Covid, which is much more than what we are collecting through tests.”
“Fewer than 4,000 people a day test positive. Why don’t the rest of these cases show up? Is it because they’re asymptomatic?”
It could be a long time before a coronavirus vaccine is found, and the Prime Minister admitted last night that we may never find it.
Addressing the nation, Boris Johnson warned of “great epidemic waves” in the future, adding: “A vaccine or mass treatment may be more than a year away. In fact, in the worst case, it is possible that we never find a vaccine. “
“Therefore, our plan must support a situation where we are together, in the long term, even doing everything we can to avoid that result.”
ROAD MAP TO FREEDOM
On Sunday, the prime minister described “careful first steps” to ease the blockade as part of a three-phase plan to return to normal life.
In a speech to the nation, he revealed a road map to get England back on its feet, displaying its new motto “stay alert, control the virus and save lives.”
But the new guidelines, which do not apply to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have come under fire for lack of clarity and detail.
Since then, Boris has urged the public to “use common sense” when interpreting the new rules, which are expected to be explained in more detail this week.
Today, Rishi Sunak announced that Britain will extend its licensing plan until the end of October as part of the new measures.
The unprecedented job retention scheme will remain the same until July, with workers paid by the government for 80% of their wages, but the changes will emerge from August.
The chancellor said companies are expected to start contributing to help meet the taxpayer burden, and instead there will be the ability to pay people part-time.
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It will reduce the amount of funds the government puts into the program, which currently costs £ 14 billion each month, but emphasized that there will be no cut in the amount of wages that workers will be able to get, as companies will have to pay a large chunk .
In the meantime, children could be sent to different schools with classrooms cut in half, in an attempt to get Britain back to normal.
Grandparents could also meet with the little ones next month as government scientists work on plans to allow those over 70 to see members of another household.
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