There have been another 209 coronavirus related deaths in the UK in the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 1,228, Public Health England said on Sunday.
A further 2,433 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, with a total of 19,522 confirmed cases in the UK.
UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:
As of 9am 29 March, a total of 127,737 have been tested:
108,215 negative.
19,522 positive.As of 5pm on 28 March, of those hospitalised in the UK, 1,228 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/Yjy0zQdF8u
— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) March 29, 2020
UK lockdown: The UK public should prepare for a “significant period” where lockdown measures are in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Cabinet minister Michael Gove has said.
“I can’t make an accurate prediction, but everyone does have to prepare for a significant period when these measures are still in place,” Gove said speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr on Sunday.
In the UK people are banned from leaving their homes apart from for a few limited reasons after Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed the most stringent restrictions seen in Britain since the end of World War II.
