Eight Things You Need To Know About Coronavirus Today
Updated: See the latest stories on the coronavirus outbreak.
The UK has now been in lockdown for almost a week to tackle the coronavirus.
As the country moves into its seventh day under the new rules, official figures show that so far:
At least 19,522 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK.
1,228 people are now confirmed to have died across the UK as of 5pm on Sunday – an increase of 209 on the previous 24 hours. On Monday it was announced a further six people had died in Scotland, taking that nation’s total to 47; a further 22 in Northern Ireland, more than doubling the total for the nation to 43; and 14 in Wales, taking the total to 62.
Here are the latest updates on Covid-19:
Cabin crew will staff new coronavirus hospitals
Cabin crew will help staff the new Nightingale hospitals built to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the NHS said.
Staff at Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet have been invited to volunteer at the new 4,000-bed clinic being built at the Excel centre in east London, and those planned in Birmingham and Manchester.
Volunteers will perform support roles such as changing beds after receiving expert training.
The news came as EasyJet announced it was grounding its entire fleet due to “unprecedented travel restrictions” caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, with bosses saying “there can be no certainty of the date for restarting commercial flights”.
EasyJet has already written to its 9,000 UK-based staff – including 4,000 cabin crew trained in CPR – to invite them to give their time to the NHS, with Virgin Atlantic set to ask 4,000 of its employees on Monday.
Any crew who sign up to volunteer will have their salaries paid by their airline.
St John’s Ambulance have already said that hundreds of people will give their time at the first Nightingale hospital in London.
Prince Charles is out of self-isolation
The Prince of Wales, who tested positive for coronavirus last week after developing mild symptoms, is now out of...
