London —  The UK reported its highest daily death toll since the Covid-19 pandemic began, as data suggested one in eight people in the UK have had the disease.

The news came as British health secretary Matt Hancock said he was self-isolating until Sunday after receiving a warning from the health service's Covid-19 mobile phone app that he may have been in contact with someone who tested positive...

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