has now passed 100,000 – but separate data published by statistics agencies places the toll at 115,000. It is almost a year since the first known coronavirus death occurred in the UK on January 30.The government has insisted that it took the right decisions at the right time in responding to the pandemic.Mr Jenrick said “we did everything that we could to protect people’s lives”, but admitted some things could have been done differently “with the benefit of hindsight”.
Mr Johnson said he was “deeply sorry” for every life lost to coronavirus and offered his “deepest condolences” to those whose relatives have died. “I think on this day I should just really repeat that I am deeply sorry for every life that has been lost and of course as I was.
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