Tag: Britons
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UK’s black African COVID-19 deaths three times higher than white Britons, study reveals
A new study has stated that the death rate among COVID-19 patients from black African backgrounds in England and Wales is three times higher than white Britons. Prior to when the deadly infection fully gained entry into Africa, nonempirical claims had almost ascribed the continents low numbers to a probable immune trait that protected blacks…
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Queen Elizabeth to address Britons as number of coronavirus cases, deaths topples that of China
Queen Elizabeth will make an extremely rare address to the nation on Sunday as Britain grapples with the increasingly deadly coronavirus outbreak. The government has put Britain into a virtual lockdown, closing pubs, restaurants and nearly all shops, while banning social gatherings and ordering Britons to stay at home unless it is absolutely essential to…
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COVID-19: UK plans set to evacuate Britons in Nigeria
The United Kingdom is exploring flight options to evacuate its nationals willing to leave Nigeria The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, disclosed this on Friday. She said the decision was necessitated by “the rapidly changing situation in the region and recent airport closures” over the coronavirus pandemic. The envoy, who said this…