UK coronavirus cases rocket to 273 in biggest increase yet
A woman wearing a face mask walks through the normally busy Oxford Street in LondonThe Department of Health and Social Care today confirmed 273 people had tested positive with coronavirus - up from 209 yesterday.the Sunday TimesOne official who has been involved in the planning said: “The central estimate of deaths is about 100,000.
The Prime Minister is set to head an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday to discuss how to halt the spread of the killer bug.Minsters warned that the coronavirus death toll could rise as high as 100,000Credit: London News PicturesCredit: London News Pictures The UK government is trying to prepare the public without causing widespread concern, with ministers already nervous about the effect on the economy.
He urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to create a war chest, as he did to counter the potential effects of a no-deal Brexit, to stimulate the economy should the crisis escalate.after an 88-year-old man became the second person to die of the virus in the UK on Thursday. A source said: "He was coughing excessively and another patient in the ward had complained to a nurse that should be checking him for coronavirus.Credit: Getty - ContributorThe first death also came on Thursday when a 75-year-old woman died after testing positive for Covid-19.
He said: "We have cases across Europe, across the world, this is a global epidemic and we would expect to see more cases in the UK.
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