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"Hospital admissions are up, more patients are going into intensive care and, sadly, the number of Londoners dying every day is increasing again," he told the London Assembly. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed the three-tier Covid Alert system across England on Wednesday, emphasising localised restrictions but rejecting opposition demands for a "circuit breaker" national lockdown.UK government data showed 19,724 new cases and 137 deaths Wednesday, taking the totals to 654,644 and 43,155 respectively.
She said many countries brought the virus under control earlier during the pandemic, and they can do it again, adding that interventions should be targeted. The number of cases in Germany increased by a record 6,638 in 24 hours, according to data published by the Robert Koch Institute Thursday, bringing the total to 341,223. The second-highest daily increase was 6294 on 28 March.
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