Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time.
Covid is quietly making a mark with the potential to take the world again by a storm, even as many countries have eased restrictions-related to Covid and reduced testing and surveillance.
Even as the Covid-19 situation in India remains under control, nations like China and South Korea are facing outbreaks of the infection. The UK too is seeing an uptick in Covid-19 cases.
Coronavirus levels reached all-time highs in Scotland and Wales and are nearing record levels in England, with around 4.2 million people infected across the UK last week, official figures showed Friday.