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UK PM may extend lockdown

The UK has recorded the most COVID-19-related deaths in Europe at 31,662, and is still seeing a relatively high number of infections. "Extreme caution is actually the watchword on this," Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Saturday

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A medical staff looks at an artwork by street artist Banksy. Pic/AFP

A medical staff looks at an artwork by street artist Banksy. Pic/AFP

Taking a different tack than most other nations, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to extend the bulk of the country's COVID-19 lockdown for three weeks or so.

The UK has recorded the most COVID-19-related deaths in Europe at 31,662, and is still seeing a relatively high number of infections. "Extreme caution is actually the watchword on this," Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Saturday.

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