UK coronavirus death toll rises by 18 as another 1,288 test positive

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THE UK coronavirus death toll today rose by 18 – bringing the total number to 41,423. In the last 24 hours, 1,288 people also tested positive for the disease with the total number of cases in…

The former chief scientific adviser said people will need regular vaccinations to keep the bug under control.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme today, he said: "This is a virus that is going to be with us forever in some form or another and almost certainly will require repeated vaccinations."World Health Organisation chief said the deadly bug could last for another two years. Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus compared the virus to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic which took “two years to stop”.

He said: "In our situation now with more technology, and of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading, it can move fast because we are more connected now.Tedros urged countries to engage in “national unity” and “global solidarity”.There are currently 841 patients in hospital with coronavirus, down from the high in early April that saw more than 3,500 patients receiving treatment for the bug.

 

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