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Care of chronic respiratory disease in the United Kingdom in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: a snapshot in January 2021
WHO/Europe has interviewed practitioners and patients affected by cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases to gather their experience on NCD care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This collection of stories sheds light on the challenges and opportunities faced in countries, and documents innovative solutions to overcome them. This document gives a snapshot of care for chronic respiratory disease in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the UK in March 2020. A resurgence began in September and by November, the Office of National Statistics reported that excess deaths had risen to 91 000, a 14% rise and the highest on record since the Second World War. By the end of January 2021, excess deaths had risen to 100 430.