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Nadine Dorries, the health minister, has said that hospital admissions are just 10 days away from reaching a “critical” stage because of rising coronavirus case numbers.
Those who now claim that further measures are not needed, will in about ten days from now, when hospital admissions are at a critical stage argue that we didn’t do enough. We must do all we can to prevent our ICUs #NHS from becoming overwhelmed #COVID19
The World Trade Organization is set to be run by a woman for the first time in its 25-year history after it was announced that the final choice to be its new director-general will be between South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, my colleague Larry Elliott reports.
Related: WTO to appoint first female boss as shortlist narrows to two
I am proud to have been nominated by @BorisJohnson as the nominee for the position of Director-General of the @wto. I am of course naturally disappointed not be continuing further in this contest. It has been an honour to take part in this selection. Full statement#WTODG pic.twitter.com/6krs2U0E00
