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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the country could start easing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as early as Monday. Britain has the highest number of deaths in Europe as the death toll crossed 30,000 on Wednesday. The official announcement will be made on Sunday.“We will want, if we possibly can, to get going with some of these measures on Monday,” Johnson told Parliament

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