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By Adam Vaughan A woman and carer in Manchester during the UK lockdownSteve Forrest/Panos Pictures THE UK has been a leader in its coronavirus response, but not in a way any government would aspire to. The country now has the highest absolute excess deaths in Europe, 59,537 more than usual since the week ending 20…

Published on Jun 2, 2020The number of newly-recorded deaths linked to Covid-19 in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level for 7 weeks according to the Office for National Statistics.But on a separate measure of excess deaths from March to May across the UK, there were almost 62,000 more deaths than might have…

29 May 23:23 South Africa now has 29 240 coronavirus cases after a spike of 1 837 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours. There are 34 new deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 611.Have a look at some of our top stories:British American Tobacco in new urgent court bid to undo cigarette banBritish…

Another Cape Town school hit by positive cases during prep weekHowever, Winde also expressed concern over possible confusion about the different levels of lockdown for "hotspots" from 1 June.He said this could lead to people moving to places with lower lockdown alerts.ComplicateThis could also complicate the lives of commuters, who had to move through different…

SA cities and towns must find sites for mass graves under new Covid-19 burial rules"We wish to express our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased and thank the healthcare workers who treated these patients," he said. Mkhize further said there had been 11 917 recoveries. The release of the latest coronavirus figures comes a…