BREAKING: Number of UK coronavirus cases jumps by 48 to 163
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty has warned a coronavirus UK epidemic is ‘likely’ The latest figure, announced by the Department of Health on Friday, include 147 cases in England, 11 in Scotland, three in Northern Ireland and two in Wales, with 20,338 people tested across Britain so far.
The prime minister announced a £46 million funding package for developing testing kits in the fight against coronavirus A spokesperson at the hospital said they did not believe the child was the first in the UK to be diagnosed with the virus. There is currently no vaccine available to protect the public against Covid-19, but Mr Johnson has expressed his hopes that one will be ready in about a year.A medical worker carries out a test at a coronavirus drive-through test centre at Parson’s Green Medical Centre in London
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