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Russia has reported 32,974 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. Additionally, 1,215 deaths were reported in the country.
Doctors’ leaders in England have welcomed a move to suspend some targets for GPs to enable them to concentrate on the vaccination programme, but warned the service remains under pressure.
