国际英语资讯:COVID-19 death toll tops 19,000 in UK after another 684 patients die
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 24-- <span word="Another">Another</span> 684 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="to">to</span> 19,506, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, 143,464 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,386, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Hancock">Hancock</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, "<span word="any">any</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="GOV">GOV</span>.<span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="households">households</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="launching">launching</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="Responding">Responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="Shapps">Shapps</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> "<span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="up">up</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> 16,000 <span word="online">online</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="Shapps">Shapps</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p>
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