Forty-seven new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK over the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 163.
The figure as of Thursday afternoon was 116. Health officials said 20,338 people have now been tested in Britain, with 20,175 confirmed as being negative.
The increase in cases comes as a second person in the UK is feared to have died from coronavirus, Sky News understands.
The number of confirmed and suspected cases globally passed 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the outbreak. It says there have been more than 3,400 deaths.
The government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said ministers were considering “more extreme” action including the isolation of whole households during the coronavirus outbreak.
Sir Patrick, who is helping to coordinate the UK’s response to the COVID-19 virus, told Sky News: “Self-isolation is possibly usually within houses, it means that you stay in your room, you get things delivered to it and stay there for 14 days.
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