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When did COVID-19 first arrive in the UK?

Sky, 31 Jan 2021
One year ago today, the UK's first victim of COVID-19 passed away.

But 84 year-old Peter Attwood's death wasn't attributed to coronavirus until seven months later.
He was admitted to hospital with classic COVID-19 symptoms just before Christmas in 2019, raising questions about when the virus first came into circulation in the UK.

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