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Monday 16 March 2020

UK's coronavirus death toll jumps to 55 from 35 in a day as officials diagnose 171 more cases of the killer infection - meaning more than 1,500 patients have been struck down in Britain

[Daily Fear Mail]:  The UK's coronavirus death toll has today jumped to 55 as health officials confirmed more than 1,500 patients in Britain have now been struck down with the life-threatening infection.

NHS England confirmed 19 new deaths across the country today, including a 56-year-old – the youngest known victim. Wales also confirmed its first fatality in a 68-year-old man in Wrexham.

Another 171 cases have also been confirmed in the past 24 hours, a jump of 12 per cent on the day before, as the crisis that has left millions gripped with fear continues to deepen.

But Britain's true coronavirus crisis is being masked because authorities are no longer testing everyone who may have the life-threatening disease.

Instead, officials are restricting tests to patients who are seriously ill or are already in hospital, meaning the daily updates are only a fraction of the actual scale of the UK's worsening outbreak.

The controversial decision infuriated the World Health Organization, who warned the pandemic – which has seen almost 180,000 cases worldwide – won't be stopped unless officials find every infected patient...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...