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More than 28,000 people in the UK have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for Covid-19.

Tag Doogan, 79, a retired pattern cutter, said she feels more positive about the prospect of facing coronavirus after quitting smoking late last year.

Thousands of medics also said the long-term impact of Covid-19 on NHS demand was their greatest concern for the future.

The presenter has stepped back from Good Morning Britain and Ben Shephard will be covering for him.

Sir David King, who worked under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, said he created the board to emphasise the ‘importance of transparency’.

It comes as the number of tests carried out in the last 24 hours fell to 76,496.

Two firearms were recovered from the address in east London, with work ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

David Gomoh, 24, died after being stabbed in Newham, east London, on April 26.

Communities minister Deirdre Hargey said the executive will hold intensive discussions this week.

Dr Stephen Powis made the comments at the Government’s daily briefing on Sunday.

Two nurses are amongst the most recent to have passed away after contracting Covid-19.

Overall, a total of 1,206,405 coronavirus tests have been carried out in the UK since the beginning of April.

An online pledging conference – co-hosted by the UK and eight other nations and organisations – aims to bring in more than £6.6 billion in funding.

Niall Dunn has written a letter saying his family has been ‘going through hell’ since his brother died in a crash outside a US embassy.

Online searches about getting dogs have surged since the coronavirus restrictions were put in place.

A company is calling for talks with the UK Government after developing a 99.8% accurate blood screening test for coronavirus antibodies.

The gown was recently acquired by Historic Royal Palaces.