Britain may see 66,000 deaths due to Covid-19; highest in Europe: Study

More than 5,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Britain; death toll trajectory already steeper than other nations

Britain could see as many as 66,000 Covid-19  deaths during the first wave of the current pandemic, new research showed Tuesday, making the outbreak there by far the deadliest in Europe.

Modelling conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington's School of Medicine showed that approximately 151,680 people were likely to die from the virus across the continent. 

While the novel coronavirus emerged in China and was initially focussed in east Asia, the World Health Organization now says the pandemic is centred in western Europe, with Spain, Italy and France experiencing devastating death