国际英语资讯:UK COVID-19 deaths hit nearly 34,000 as another 348 patients die
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="Another">Another</span> 348 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</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="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> 33,998, <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="The">The</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="settings">settings</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="care">care</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, 236,711 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="ONS">ONS</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="among">among</span> 45,899 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1, 12,526 <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="representing">representing</span> 27.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="Chairing">Chairing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Hancock">Hancock</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> (<span word="NHS">NHS</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="received">received</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p>
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