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ICUS ‘AT RISK’

Boris Johnson warned there was a very substantial risk of intensive care units being overwhelmed. He told MPs: “The risk is very substantial and we have to keep the pressure off the NHS and the only way to do that is to follow the current lockdown.”

DEBENHAMS AXE

Department store chain Debenhams has said it will permanently close six branches, including the flagship Oxford Street shop, with the loss of

320 jobs. It said it had also told staff at stores in Portsmouth, Staines, Harrogate, Weymouth and Worcester last week that they will not reopen.

CARE HOME JABS

The majority of care home residents in England are expected to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the week, health officials say.

FIRST IN LINE

Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick has said it “doesn’t feel right” that she and her entire management board will receive the Covid-19 vaccine before frontline officers.

100,000 DEATHS

More than 100,000 deaths involving coronavirus have occurred in the UK. The total is for people who had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate, plus deaths occurring more recently.