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Covid-19 will eventually have to be managed in a similar manner as serious seasonal viruses such as flu, England’s chief medical officer has said.
Speaking at a Royal Society of Medicine webinar, Prof Chris Whitty said it was ‘not realistic’ to believe border policy could stop new variants of coronavirus entering the UK:
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