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4.34pm BST
Hospitals in India have been consumed by a desperate scramble for oxygen after the country recorded the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, pushing health services to the brink.
Hospitals in Delhi issued SOS alerts on Friday, saying they had only a few hours' supply of oxygen left and pleading for government help, while social media was flooded with requests for oxygen cylinders, shared by people seeking urgent care for their relatives.
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4.33pm BST
The UK Department of Health and Social Care has posted an update on vaccine distribution.
#COVID19 VACCINE UPDATE: Daily figures on the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that have been given in the UK.
As of 23 April, 45,012,308 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in the UK.
Visit the @PHE_uk dashboard for more info:
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