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British Health Secretary Says Nation 'Coming Through Peak' of COVID-19
Outbreak

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   British Health Secretary MattHancock expressed cautious optimism Monday
   about the COVID-19outbreakin that country, but said the government is
   sticking with itslockdownrestrictions to continue "flattening
   thecurve."

   Speaking at a news briefing in London, Hancock saidthe nation iscoming
   througha peakin theoutbreak butsaid it would"count for nothing if we
   let things slip now and risk a second peak."He urged citizens to have
   the resolve to see it through.

   Hancockreported Britain had recorded4,310 new casessince Sunday, and360
   fatalities, bringing the total number of COVID-19deaths to21,092.While
   that is the lowest daily death toll in a month, it makesBritainthe
   fifth country in the world to surpass 20,000 deaths.

   Britain's Chief Medical officer Chris Whitty offered more caution at
   the briefing, sayingthe pandemic "has got a very long way to run," and
   things"could go in a lot of different ways."

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