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People wearing face masks walk along the normally busy Borough Market in south London. AP Photo
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People walk along a very quiet bank of the River Thames in London. AFP
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A shopper at a Morrisons supermarket in London. EPA
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People wearing protective face masks commute in a Victoria line underground train in London. Reuters
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People walk across Millennium bridge in central London. AFP
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An NHS volunteer directs a woman at the door of the Covid-19 vaccination centre at ExCel London. AFP
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Commuters in Waterloo Station during the morning rush hour in London. AP Photo
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A solitary person on the concourse at Canary Wharf underground station during the morning rush hour in London. AP Photo
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Commuters getting on a Jubilee Line Underground train at Canning Town station in London. AP Photo
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Zac receives online learning from his school at his home in Keele, Staffordshire. Reuters
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People walk past temporarily closed shops in Camden Town, an area of London usually bustling with tourists and visitors to its market. AP Photo
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A customer exits a Sainsbury's supermarket in London. EPA
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A man cycles walks along a deserted Southbank in central London. AP Photo
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People wearing face masks walk along the normally busy Borough Market in south London. AP Photo
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People walk along a very quiet bank of the River Thames in London. AFP
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A shopper at a Morrisons supermarket in London. EPA
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People wearing protective face masks commute in a Victoria line underground train in London. Reuters
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People walk across Millennium bridge in central London. AFP
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An NHS volunteer directs a woman at the door of the Covid-19 vaccination centre at ExCel London. AFP
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Commuters in Waterloo Station during the morning rush hour in London. AP Photo
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A solitary person on the concourse at Canary Wharf underground station during the morning rush hour in London. AP Photo
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Commuters getting on a Jubilee Line Underground train at Canning Town station in London. AP Photo
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Zac receives online learning from his school at his home in Keele, Staffordshire. Reuters
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People walk past temporarily closed shops in Camden Town, an area of London usually bustling with tourists and visitors to its market. AP Photo
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A customer exits a Sainsbury's supermarket in London. EPA
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A man cycles walks along a deserted Southbank in central London. AP Photo
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People wearing face masks walk along the normally busy Borough Market in south London. AP Photo
UK considers moving patients to hotels to create hospital bed space for Covid sufferers
Health chief Matt Hancock keeps all options open to meet demand
Brodie Owen
13 January, 2021
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