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Seoul, Jan 5 (EFE/EPA).- The number of coronavirus-related deaths in South Korea passed 1,000 on Tuesday after the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 26 new deaths and 715 new cases, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 1,007 and 64,979 cases overall. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CONDUCT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) TESTING AT A MAKESHIFT CLINIC OUTSIDE THE SEOUL CITY HALL IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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UK Environment secretary George Eustice announces that over 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain. SOUNDBITE
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