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World Service,09 Apr 2020,53 mins

Covid-19: UK sees its worst daily death toll

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In the global coronavirus pandemic the UK logs its worst daily figure for recorded coronavirus deaths in hospital - 900 - but in Italy there are growing signs of the pandemic slowing down. As France records more than 10,000 fatalities linked to the virus - is limiting outdoor exercise to certain times of the day, as is happening in Paris, putting people at greater risk? With much of the world at various stages of lockdown we return to the epicentre of the pandemic - Wuhan in eastern China - how many are still not allowed out of their homes?

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