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Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise as UK cases reach 456 | Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise as UK cases reach 456 |
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 456, the biggest rise in a single day. | |
The Department of Health confirmed there had been 83 more cases since Tuesday. Six patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals in the UK. | The Department of Health confirmed there had been 83 more cases since Tuesday. Six patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals in the UK. |
It comes as NHS England plans to expand the number of people it can test in a day to 10,000, up from 1,500. | It comes as NHS England plans to expand the number of people it can test in a day to 10,000, up from 1,500. |
Confirmation of positive test results will also be sped up with most people receiving them within 24 hours. | Confirmation of positive test results will also be sped up with most people receiving them within 24 hours. |
The latest person to die with the virus in the UK was a man in his early 80s in Watford who had underlying health conditions. | |
Meanwhile, a 53-year-old British woman has become the first person with Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, to die in Indonesia, according to local media reports. | Meanwhile, a 53-year-old British woman has become the first person with Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, to die in Indonesia, according to local media reports. |
It is not clear whether the woman - who was reportedly critically ill with multiple health conditions - died due to the virus. | It is not clear whether the woman - who was reportedly critically ill with multiple health conditions - died due to the virus. |
According to the latest figures from the Department of Health, so far 27,476 people have been tested in the UK as of 9:00 GMT on Wednesday. | |
The figures show 387 of the confirmed cases are in England, 36 are in Scotland, 18 are in Northern Ireland and 15 are in Wales. | The figures show 387 of the confirmed cases are in England, 36 are in Scotland, 18 are in Northern Ireland and 15 are in Wales. |
It is the largest day on day jump, with cases more than doubling in four days. | |
Of the cases in England, London has the highest number, with 104. South-east England is the next highest infected area, with 60 cases, followed by south-west England with 44 cases. | Of the cases in England, London has the highest number, with 104. South-east England is the next highest infected area, with 60 cases, followed by south-west England with 44 cases. |
Earlier, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the Budget and pledged the NHS would get "whatever resources it needs" during the crisis - whether it needed "millions of pounds or billions". | |
He said workers who fell ill would be able to get a sick note by ringing 111 rather than visiting a GP, and people who were self-employed who were off work because of the virus would be eligible for benefits from day one. | |
For businesses, Mr Sunak promised a temporary coronavirus loan scheme to help small and medium-sized companies and said the government would rebate firms with up to 250 people for the cost of statutory sick pay. | |
Advice to tourists in Italy | |
The Foreign Office has issued a travel update for British nationals in Italy, urging all remaining tourists to contact their airline operators and return back to the UK. | The Foreign Office has issued a travel update for British nationals in Italy, urging all remaining tourists to contact their airline operators and return back to the UK. |
People were still able to leave Italy without restrictions and airports were still open, the Foreign Office added. | People were still able to leave Italy without restrictions and airports were still open, the Foreign Office added. |
Italy is the European country worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with the whole of the country currently in lockdown. | |
Earlier this week, tourist Hannah Butcher from Newbury, who was in Rome, said it was "the weirdest holiday" she had ever been on, with one-in one-out rules to get into shops and families having to sit apart in restaurants. | |
The UK is currently in the "contain" phase of its four-part plan to deal with coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to give a statement to MPs later. | The UK is currently in the "contain" phase of its four-part plan to deal with coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to give a statement to MPs later. |
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