‘Past the peak’ of the third wave, says England’s Chief Medical Officer
By AFP
06 February 2021 |
3:16 pm
England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty says during a press conference alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain has appeared to have peaked, as more than 10 million people have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine across the country.
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