UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government is preparing to end the national lockdown, with the seven-day average daily death toll at over 1,200 and hospitalizations at over 38,000. More than 29,000 people have died in just the last 28 days in the United Kingdom, due to the coronavirus.

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29 January 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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