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A social distancing sign is seen amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Newcastle, Britain, September 18, 2020.

05:43 GMT 21 September 2020 / updated: 05:43 GMT UK

UK at 'Critical Point in Pandemic’, Top Epidemiologist to Warn Amid Talks on Tougher COVID Curbs

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks to his office in Downing Street after a cabinet meeting in London, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

Labour MP Slams Johnson's Brexit Bill, Says It Is 'Straight Out of Donald Trump Playbook'

View of Stockholm's old town rooftops from top of a building at the Riddarholmen island in Sweden´s capital

Is Sweden's COVID-19 Crisis Over? Professor Says Immunity Level High Enough to Keep Disease Down

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