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The response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK has been conspicuously low-key compared to those of many other European countries. Reuters
The response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK has been conspicuously low-key compared to those of many other European countries. Reuters
Coronavirus UK: Elderly to be isolated for four months as part of Covid-19 plans
The plan is one of a number of “wartime-style” measures being considered by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government
Callum Paton
15 March, 2020