Article 5KYJY UK reports 32,548 daily cases; record 1,040 daily deaths in Indonesia – as it happened

UK reports 32,548 daily cases; record 1,040 daily deaths in Indonesia – as it happened

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Nadeem Badshah (now); Clea Skopeliti, Rachel Hall,
from on (#5KYJY)

UK also reports 33 Covid-linked deaths and 386 new hospital admissions; Indonesia reports record infections for third day in a row

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12.04am BST

Lifting the remaining Covid restrictions in England this month is dangerous and premature", according to international scientists and doctors, who have called on the UK government to pause reopening until more people are vaccinated.

Writing in the Lancet, more than 100 global experts warn that removing restrictions on 19 July will cause millions of infections and risk creating a generation with chronic health problems and disability from long Covid, the impact of which may be felt for decades.

Related: Global experts urge Boris Johnson to delay dangerous' Covid reopening

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