Death tolls in Italy and Spain surge – as it happened

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Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Murray (now); Archie Bland, Lucy Campbell, Amelia Hill, Helen Sullivan and Ben Doherty (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news US news UK news Europe Science Infectious diseases Asia Pacific Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news