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Coronavirus: Uk death pass 30, 000

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A further 649npoeple diagnosed with Covid-19 have died in the UK taking the total to 30,076. There have been 331 new deaths in hospitals in England bringing the total to 22, 048.  In Wales , 21 more people have died  tasking the number to 1044. In Northern Ireland  14 further coronavirus deaths have bewn reported bringing the total number of fatalities to 418.

In Scotland, there have been 83 further deaths  with the total now 1, 703.

Although deaths in hospitals are falling but the government has struggled to get a grip on the crisis in care homes.

The government misses its 100, 000 per day testing target for ofur days in a row, with 69, 463 tests provided in 24 hours .

Germany to reopen shops and allow two households to meet in Covid-19 relaxation. Angela Merkel says “the very first phase is hehind us  as the coronavirus lockdown is eased. Bundesliga football has been given the green light to resume and schools will gradually reopen in the summer term. Germany has seen fewer than 7, 000 deaths in the coronavirus epidemic.

A lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in India has seen 122 million Indians lose their jobs in April alone, according to data from a private researfh agency. The country has been in lockdown since 25 March, but India currently hs over 50, 000 reported coronavirus infections with 1, 785 deaths.

In USA, there have been 1, 5626 more deaths  with the total now  73, 797.