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Coronavirus UK: home secretary Priti Patel gives daily briefing as hospital deaths rise to 20,319 | |
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Grim milestone comes almost six weeks after chief scientific adviser said keeping toll under that number would be ‘a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get’ | Grim milestone comes almost six weeks after chief scientific adviser said keeping toll under that number would be ‘a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get’ |
Powis says transport use continues to fall across public transport and roads. There is concern that motor vehicle use is starting to rise again. | |
Data from Apple Maps shows a decrease since lockdown in requests for walking, driving or public transport directions. | |
He says it’s tempting to go out in warm, sunny weather, but he can’t emphasise enough that we are not through this yet and it’s critical people continue to comply with physical distancing measures. | |
Prof Stephen Powis is speaking now. | |
The NHS has not been overwhelmed and capacity is coping, he says. | |
He reminds people the NHS is still available for treatments for conditions that are not coronavirus including sick children, pregnant women, stroke and heart conditions. | |
Call 111, contact your GP or dial 999 in a real emergency, he reminds everyone. | |
Fast diagnosis and treatment is absolutley crucial, he says, so do not delay. The NHS is still there for you. | |
Lynne Owens says thinkyouknow.co.uk has materials and details to help protect children online. | |
Fraudsters target members of the public by phone, text and email with scams relating to fake prescription drugs, she says. | |
She urges the public to exercise caution and report anything suspicious to your bank and to Action Fraud. | |
Lynne Owens is speaking now. | |
Criminals have adapted to this situation but so has law enforcement, she says. | |
Serious and organised criminals are looking to take advantage of these unprecedented times – they are “amoral, corrupt and exploitative”, she says. | |
Offenders are trying to avoid lockdown rules to continue illicit activities, she says. | |
More than 2,000 scams relating to coronavirus have been taken down online, including fake shops, phishing scams, and the selling of fake testing kits and PPE, she says. | |
Priti Patel says staying at home for almost five weeks has been tough for many. | |
Every single person across the UK has given up a great deal, she says. | |
Our efforts are working and your sacrifices are saving lives, she says. | |
It’s imperative that people continue to follow the rules designed to protect their loved ones, she adds. We all want to return to normal as soon and as safely as we can, Patel says. | |
The five tests must first be met, she says. These five conditions under which the lockdown might be eased were set out by Dominic Raab earlier this month. | |
Patel says criminals will not be allowed to take advantage of these unprecedented times. | |
Crime has fallen compared to the same period last year. | |
However, she says criminals continue to capitalise on this crisis. Law enforcement is on to you, she tells them. | |
Priti Patel says the entire nation is grieving as the UK passes another significant milestone. | |
She pays tribute to frontline workers whose exceptional public service and sacrifice, she says, will not be forgotten. | |
The home secretary is speaking now. | |
As of 9am, 640,792 tests have now been carried out in the UK, including 28,760 yesterday. | |
148,377 people have tested positive, an increase of 4,913 cases since yesterday. | |
16,411 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus, down from 17,049 yesterday. | |
Of those in hospital, 20,319 have died, an increase of 813 fatalities since yesterday. | |
The government’s daily coronavirus news briefing is due to start shortly and will be led for the second time by the home secretary, Priti Patel. | |
She will be joined by Prof Stephen Powis, the national medical director for NHS England, and Lynne Owens, the director-general of the National Crime Agency. | |
Here is some much-needed joy. | Here is some much-needed joy. |
A six-month-old “miracle baby” born with a heart condition has recovered from coronavirus. Nurses clapped and cheered through tears as baby Erin was moved out of isolation at Alder Hey hospital having tested positive two weeks ago. | A six-month-old “miracle baby” born with a heart condition has recovered from coronavirus. Nurses clapped and cheered through tears as baby Erin was moved out of isolation at Alder Hey hospital having tested positive two weeks ago. |
She remains in the Merseyside hospital for treatment for other ongoing conditions but is doing well, staff said. | She remains in the Merseyside hospital for treatment for other ongoing conditions but is doing well, staff said. |
The Liverpool Echo has the story. | The Liverpool Echo has the story. |
A further 813 people have died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the UK total to 20,319. | A further 813 people have died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the UK total to 20,319. |
It comes almost six weeks after the chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said on 17 March that keeping the toll under 20,000 would be “a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get”. | It comes almost six weeks after the chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said on 17 March that keeping the toll under 20,000 would be “a good outcome in terms of where we would hope to get”. |
Northern Ireland has confirmed a further 16 patients have died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total there to 294. | Northern Ireland has confirmed a further 16 patients have died after testing positive for Covid-19, taking the total there to 294. |
Another 104 patients have tested positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 3,226. | Another 104 patients have tested positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 3,226. |