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Could measures we've taken to stop Covid-19 already be saving lives?

20 March 2020

3:15 AM

20 March 2020

3:15 AM

Perspective is a bit in short supply at the moment but if you want a brief respite from the onslaught of bad news, take a look at these statistics. They are Office for National Statistics figures for the total numbers of deaths from respiratory diseases in England and Wales for February this year, compared with last year.

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