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Coronavirus
Latest news and updates on the global coronavirus pandemic. Keep up-to-date on numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, analysis of the government's response, how the NHS is coping and other stories from the UK and around the world.
| Cases overview | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4,455,440 | 127,890 |
| Global | 158,880,719 | 3,305,056 |
Indian Covid variant calls in question 17 May reopening in UK, say experts
- Indian Covid variant calls in question 17 May reopening in UK, say experts. Highly transmissible B.1.617.2 is now second most common variant and is spreading in north-west England
