Two further patients in
England have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of
UK cases to 15, the Department of Health has confirmed.Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said: “Two further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of UK cases to 15.
“The virus was passed on in
Italy and Tenerife and the patients have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres in Royal
Liverpool Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, London.” Update on #coronavirus: Two further patients in England have tested positive for #COVID19, bringing the total number of UK cases to 15.Patients have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres.More info:▶️https://t.co/NIDom2yqyMpic.twitter.com/aoWIuKR7Ps— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) February 27, 2020Meanwhile, Buxton Medical Practice in Derbyshire has urged people not to go to the practice on Thursday due to a confirmed case of coronavirus.A message on the surgery’s website read: “We are currently closed. We have been advised to close by Public Health England because of a confirmed Coronavirus case. Please call 111 or visit A&E if you have an urgent medical problem today.” It comes after parents of pupils at Burbage Primary School in Buxton were told the school would be closed on Thursday due to a “confirmed case of coronavirus amongst our parent population”.
The school, which has 350 pupils, sent a message to parents via
WhatsApp on Wednesday night saying the decision had been taken as a “precautionary measure and to enable a deep clean to be completed”.
So far in the UK more than 7,000 people have been tested for coronavirus and of the 15 to have tested positive, eight have so far been discharged from hospital.
Globally, more than 82,000 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed, while the number of deaths has exceeded 2,800.
The vast majority of cases – more than 78,500 – have been recorded in
China, where the outbreak began. On Thursday,
Saudi Arabia barred foreign travellers from entering the country over coronavirus fears – including those visiting the holy city of Mecca and the Kaaba.
The country’s decision comes months before the annual hajj pilgrimage and after 220 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 illness have been recorded in the Middle East.
In
Japan schools are set to close early for the spring holidays in a bid to limit the outbreak.
The measure comes amid growing concern about the rise in the number of untraceable cases in northern Japan and elsewhere. Japan now has more than 890 cases, including 705 from a quarantined cruise ship.Related... Trump Insists Coronavirus Risk 'Very Low' Despite Pandemic Warning Coronavirus Kills Second Person In
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