A further nine people have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK, bringing the overall death toll to 46,210.
According to the latest figures, 305,623 have tested positive for Covid-19, with 938 additional cases recorded in the past 24 hours.
The numbers released by the Government cover fatalities in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.
Meanwhile, the scientist who discovered SARS was extremely worried about the gravity of coronavirus back in January, months before it was declared a pandemic.
In a first look of Channel 4’s Rage Against The Virus, viewers are introduced to Professor Luke O’ Neill – an immunologist based in Trinity College Dublin.
Professor Luke discussed first realising the severity of the worldwide situation when sat in a bar with a friend. ‘A German collaborator of mine, he works with the guy who discovered SARS and he says to me: “This guy’s worried,”‘ he said.
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