The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has risen to 35 following the largest increase in a 24-hour period
Of the 35 UK deaths, 34 have been in England and one in Scotland.
In Scotland, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has risen to 153 - a rise of 32 since Saturday.Eleven new cases have also been recorded in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of known cases there to 45."in the coming weeks" in the fight against the outbreak.Mr Hancock also told the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that the UK was likely to need"many more times" the amount of ventilators it has, amid concerns hospitals will come under intense pressure.
The health secretary said a bill setting out emergency powers to deal with the outbreak will be published on Thursday, and details of what the powers will include will be shared on Tuesday.Mr Hancock said ministers are yet to make a decision on whether to ban gatherings of more than 500 people in the rest of the UK, after Scotland said it would bring in restrictions from Monday.
The government is in talks with private hospitals about the possibility of taking over beds, in a further sign of the pressures that will face the health service at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak., warning against all but essential travel to the US and Spain British horse racing events are likely to be moved behind closed doors later in the week until at least the end of March
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