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U.K. Says Virus Needs to Infect 60% of Britons to Save Lives
- Government wants to build some degree of ‘herd immunity’
- Ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt among critical voices
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The U.K. government is battling criticism of a coronavirus plan that blends blunt talk of the pandemic’s toll with modest steps that fall far short of measures taken in other countries.