Politician Alister Jack has been forced to self-isolate as a precaution after it emerged he had coronavirus symptoms.
12.03.2020 - 21:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
More than 29,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK with 590 being confirmed as positive.
This latest leap, the biggest day-on-day increase so far, has led the Government to move from the containment phase into the delay stage.
This means measures such as closing schools and colleges, encouraging people to work at home and limiting social interactions in a bid to limit the spread of the virus could soon be on the horizon.
On Thursday (March 12) the Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Politician Alister Jack has been forced to self-isolate as a precaution after it emerged he had coronavirus symptoms.
More than 1,000 people across the UK have died from coronavirus, the government has said.
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK shores, many lives across the nation have been turned upside down. And, after Boris Johnson’s announcement on Monday 23 March, residents across the country have been forced to put their near-future plans on hold, with birthdays, weddings and other large gatherings cancelled to attempt to stunt the growth of covid-19 cases across the UK.
The government has warned it will impose tougher measures to combat the spread of coronavirus if people keep ignoring the advice on 'social distancing'.
Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid won’t be returning to The Good Morning Britain team for a while as she revealed she is self-isolating due to coronavirus symptoms appearing in her household.