Christmas may be tough as COVID not over, England’s deputy medical officer says

LONDON (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic is not over in Britain and there are hard months to come as winter nears, England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Wednesday.

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