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| Coronavirus: Five-year-old among latest UK victims | Coronavirus: Five-year-old among latest UK victims |
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| A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions is among those who died with coronavirus over the past day, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said. | A five-year-old child with underlying health conditions is among those who died with coronavirus over the past day, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said. |
| The latest figures show 4,313 people with the virus have now died in the UK - up by 708 on Friday's figure. | The latest figures show 4,313 people with the virus have now died in the UK - up by 708 on Friday's figure. |
| Mr Gove said hundreds of ventilators were being manufactured every day and more had been sourced from abroad. | Mr Gove said hundreds of ventilators were being manufactured every day and more had been sourced from abroad. |
| People have been warned to stay at home despite the warm weather this weekend. | People have been warned to stay at home despite the warm weather this weekend. |
| Speaking alongside Mr Gove at the government's daily briefing, NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: "The sun might be out, but that does not mean you should be out." | Speaking alongside Mr Gove at the government's daily briefing, NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said: "The sun might be out, but that does not mean you should be out." |
| He said there is some evidence that social distancing measures are reducing transmission, and that the latest figures suggested new cases had begun to "stabilise". | He said there is some evidence that social distancing measures are reducing transmission, and that the latest figures suggested new cases had begun to "stabilise". |
| However, he stressed that there was "no room for complacency". | However, he stressed that there was "no room for complacency". |
| During the briefing, Mr Gove paid tribute to one of the youngest victims of the outbreak. | |
| "Our thoughts today are also with the family of the five-year-old with underlying health conditions who has tragically died," he said. |