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Sunday 16 February 2020

Another 117 are tested for coronavirus in UK in one day as total passes 3,000 after sixth Briton becomes infected and millions face being told to stay at home for two weeks

[Daily Mail]: Another 117 were tested for coronavirus overnight as the total screened soared over 3,000 with a sixth Briton infected by the deadly contagion.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Sunday that 3,109 tests have been carried out in the UK so far, with nine positive results.

Eight of those patients have now been discharged from hospital after recording two negative tests for the strain known as Covid-19.

But 'millions' of Britons with flu-like symptoms could be told by authorities to 'self-isolate' by staying at home for a fortnight if the UK's number of confirmed cases passes 100, the Sunday Telegraph has reported

The paper said that senior NHS managers have been told that the service will stop testing for Covid-19 'once around 100 cases have been confirmed' across Britain...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...