国际英语资讯:UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 36,675 after another 282 patients die
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 23-- <span word="Another">Another</span> 282 <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="Friday">Friday</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> 36,675, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span> <span word="Shapps">Shapps</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</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="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, 2,959 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> 257,154 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jenny">Jenny</span> <span word="Harries">Harries</span>, <span word="England">England</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="further">further</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Encouragingly">Encouragingly</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="Shapps">Shapps</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> 283 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (344.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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