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UK coronavirus LIVE: Death toll rises by 55 as concerns grow France will be added to quarantine list

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NHS staff are protesting in London and several other UK cities for more pay and greater recognition for their work in the coronavirus pandemic.

One nurse said: We’re on our knees, absolutely on our knees. And on top of it they give 900,000 public sector workers a pay rise – and I haven’t got a problem with that – but they carve us out. I’m absolutely fuming. Tired and fuming. We’ve had enough.”

It comes as senior Tories condemned the Government for their “unfair” lack of clarity over the possible implementation of further quarantine restrictions, amid concerns France may be the next country to be added to the list of unsafe countries.

Meanwhile Preston has become the latest UK city to be placed under local lockdown following a spike in coronavirus infections, while the death toll in UK hospitals increased by 55 on Saturday.

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