Facing questions over why Britain's death toll from the new coronavirus was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a British minister said on ...
Boxer Tommy Ward wears PPE clothing as he walks for charity near Crook, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , County Durham, Britain, May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lee SmithLONDON: Facing questions over why Britain's death toll from COVID-19 was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a British minister said on Sunday that people should not jump to conclusions and the full picture was not yet clear.
Of these, just under 9,000 were linked on the death certificates to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.Analysis by media including Sky News and the Financial Times suggests those figures are worse than in other European countries. He said some impacts of the outbreak would not be known for a long time and that differences in the age and health profiles of nations, as well as population size and density, were among many factors that would have to be taken into account.
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