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UK records lowest daily virus death toll since start of lockdown
LONDON, June 1, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Britain on Monday reported 111
more coronavirus deaths — the lowest daily toll since the start of
the nationwide lockdown on March 23.
Reporting is often lower after a weekend but Health Secretary Matt
Hancock told a news conference it was a sign of “significant progress”
in tackling the outbreak.
Hancock also said there had been 1,570 more positive cases, the
lowest number since March 25.
The announcement came as lockdown measures were eased in England,
with the youngest primary school pupils going back to school, with
open air markets and car showrooms reopening.
Britain as a whole still has the second-highest cumulative toll in
the global outbreak, with 39,045 deaths registered after a positive
test for the virus.
The government maintains it is in a position to begin lifting its
stay-at-home measures as transmission rates fall, but critics say this
could lead to a second wave of infections.
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