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Boris Johnson in surprise announcement today as UK Covid death toll tops 100k
Boris Johnson will hold a surprise Downing Street briefing at 5pm on Tuesday, January 26.The news comes as the country's coronavirus death toll went past the grim 100,000 mark, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.He will appear alongside England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England.No indication has been given as to exactly why the briefing has suddenly been called but the PM is expected to talk about the UK death toll, Daily Mirror reports.Data released on Tuesday morning reveals that by January 15, coronavirus had been mentioned on 103,704 death certificates.The UK is one of just five countries to pass the grim 100,000 coronavirus deaths milestone, following