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UK experts issue stark warning on exponential virus cases

LONDON, England (AP) - Britain's top medical advisers warned the public yesterday to make further sacrifices to control the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying new coronavirus infections could increase tenfold to almost 50,000 a day next month if nothing is done now to stem the tide.

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