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(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s coronavirus death toll soared passed that of Italy, making it the worst hit country in Europe, as a top British official expressed regret over the lack of testing in the early stages of the outbreak. While international comparisons are difficult, official data showed there were 29,427 confirmed coronavirus deaths in the U.K., with thousands more suspected. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s coronavirus death toll soared passed that of Italy, making it the worst hit country in Europe, as a top British official expressed regret over the lack of testing in the early stages of the outbreak. U.K. Scientists Advised Ministers to Ease Lockdown Gradually Also on Tuesday: Latest U.K. government figures put the confirmed coronavirus death toll at 29,427, more than Italy's 29,315. [Extracted from the article]

Russia reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections. Russia Cases Exceed 200,000 (4:01 p.m. HK) Russia reported 11,012 new coronavirus cases, taking the total to 209,688, the government said. [Extracted from the article]

The U.K. will go into lockdown after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered sweeping measures to keep people from leaving their homes for at least three weeks. Boris Johnson Puts U.K. on Three-Week Lockdown (4:38 p.m. NY) U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson approved radical measures to ban all unnecessary movement of people for at least three weeks. [Extracted from the article]