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Lockdown 'could kill 75,000' due to cancelled treatments and missed diagnoses

Almost 75,000 people could die from non-coronavirus causes as a result of the UK lockdown, an alarming report presented to the Government's key advisors warns. Research presented to the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) states 16,000 people lost their lives in care homes and hospitals in March and April, amid fears the NHS could be consumed by the pandemic.