“The great British public are paying attention” NHS England's national medical director, Dr Stephen Powis, says people in the UK are following social distancing rules, adding “we must not be complacent and we must not take our foot of the pedal” Latest:
A total of 1,789 people have died in the UK as of 17:00 BST on 30 March – a rise of 381
American Airlines, one of the world's richest carriers, says it will apply for $12bn in government aidThere have been more than 800,000 cases worldwide, with 38,000 dead; 170,000 have recoveredSpain records highest number of fatalities in a single day - 849Live ReportingBy Hazel Shearing, Emlyn Begley, Neil Johnston, Michael Emons, James Standley, Jennifer Scott, Claudia Allen and Rob CorpWe now come to questions - the first comes from the BBC's health editor, Hugh Pym.
Gove replies that the number of tests are being increased adding that one of the constraints is the supply of the specific chemicals. He adds that the government has been working with academics, and the private sector to increase the number of test centres. Dr Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, agrees that testing and testing capacity is going up. She also says it is important to ensure the postal testing system is operational.
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