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The death toll in the UK has risen by 269 people today. England recorded 178 other hospital deaths, Wales another 12, Scotland another 10 and five in Northern Ireland.
But the total number, including those who died in nursing homes and the community, was 269.
The news comes when the Prime Minister will announce tonight that the Government is proposing to allow those who cannot work from home to return to work, but must comply with strict rules of social distancing.
There will also be a new warning system similar to the one used for the terrorist threat, level one being green will represent the lowest risk of the virus for the nation, with level five being red, representing that the country has the highest risk.
The Joint Biosecurity Center has said the UK could go from five, the highest risk, to three next week.
Despite announcing the alert, the Prime Minister’s new system has come under scrutiny for failing to deliver a clear message.
It occurs when the Prime Minister is ready to make an announcement at 7pm on Sunday about the UK’s next steps.
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6 p.m. update: Boris provokes a backlash in the cabinet
Boris Johnson’s cabinet is understood to be furious, they have been excluded from key coronavirus planning meetings that will determine the message he will deliver in his televised address to the nation tonight.
Johnson is understood to have already prerecorded parts of his televised message to the nation, as well as a 50-page document on the government’s latest response to the coronavirus pandemic, Mail on Sunday reports.
But the prime minister was to discuss these matters with his cabinet later this afternoon.
Ministers were due to finalize and approve the long report, to be released on Monday.
5.15pm update: France rejects’ lovers’ amendment ‘to allow couples to get together
French parliamentarians have ruled out an amendment that would have allowed long-distance travel for “love.”
Mireille Clapot, a member of the ruling centrist LREM party, suggested adding love to a list of acceptable reasons for people to travel more than 100 km (60 miles) from their home when the closure restrictions are eased on Monday.
But the proposal, which he referred to as a “lovers’ amendment,” was rejected by Parliament.
16:30 update: the official death toll in the UK is 31,855
The official death toll in the UK rose to 31,855, an increase from 269 yesterday.
The death toll includes people who have died in hospitals, residences and in the community.
3:20 PM update: Sturgeon announces changes to blocking rules
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced several changes to the coronavirus blocking rules.
People in Scotland will now be allowed to exercise outdoors more than once a day, but people should stay relatively close to home and be within two meters of each other.
She said the changes do not apply to outdoor activities such as sunbathing, picnics, and barbecues in outdoor spaces.
2.35pm update: UK death toll now stands at 205
The death toll in the UK was updated after England recorded a further 178 hospital deaths, Wales another 12, Scotland another 10 and five in Northern Ireland.
Boris Johnson is ready to ease the block (Image: GETTY)
Live coronavirus map (Image: Express)
2:35 pm update: Wuhan reports first new case in weeks
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began, has reported its first new case of Covid-19 for more than a month.
The case is one of 14 new infections reported by the China National Health Commission.
The patient, an 89-year-old man, is in critical condition and had previously been asymptomatic before testing positive, local media reported.
1.15 p.m. update: NHS England today counts 178 new hospital coronavirus deaths
1.30 p.m. update: UFC 249 mixed martial arts event held in an empty space
The United States saw its first major sporting event since March on Saturday when UFC 249 was held in Jacksonville, Florida.
The popular mixed martial arts show, which featured multiple fights, usually takes place in crowded arenas, but Saturday’s competition was closed to the public and only televised.
However, there were confirmed cases of coronavirus on the eve of the event. Brazilian middleweight Jacare Souza and his two cornerbacks tested positive, forcing the fighter to retire.
1.12 p.m. update: World Coronavirus cases reached the four million mark
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded four million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The global death toll has also risen above 277,000.
The United States accounts for more than a quarter of confirmed cases and a third of deaths.
1.07pm update: UK Prime Minister Johnson’s last statement on the COVID-19 coronavirus was 12 minutes.
This is almost double the March 23 broadcast, reported via Twitter.
Boris Johnson siad will reduce blocking restrictions (Image: GETTY)
11.30am update: English Premier League clubs will meet to discuss “project restart”.
They will discuss how the league will conclude its 2019-20 season.
There are still 92 games to play and are expected to be held in neutral venues to reduce the chances of fans gathering nearby.
Watford, Brighton and Aston Villa have said they are opposed to the idea of using neutral locations.
Speaking at the Andrew Marr show, Steve Parrish, the president of Crystal Palace, said: “There are no easy answers, we have to work collectively and I think we will eventually reach a consensus.”
11:00 a.m. update: contact tracking app may not work with Apple or Google phones
The UK coronavirus contact tracking app, developed as part of the government’s pandemic response, may not work with Apple or Google phones.
Dr. Michael Veale, professor of digital rights and regulation at University College London, said the UK is “really going against the grain” in developing the app.
10:30 a.m. update: UK sends 50,000 coronavirus test samples to the US USA After laboratory problems.
About 50,000 coronavirus test samples were shipped to the US USA After “operational problems” on the laboratory network caused delays.
Sending swabs abroad is one of the contingencies to deal with problems in a rapidly expanding testing system, the Health Department said. Test results will be validated in the UK and communicated to patients “as quickly as possible”.
9.40I’m up-to-date: Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth warned that the government’s new catchphrase “stay alert” puts ambiguity at risk.
Labor Shadow’s secretary of health said: “We need absolute clarity from Boris Johnson. There is no place for nuance in this. “
This virus exploits ambivalence, feeds on ambiguity, and I think the problem with the catchphrase that has been reported to the newspapers is that people will look a little puzzled and ask themselves, “What does it mean to stay alert? What does the Government about it? “
He added: “So I hope Boris Johnson offers us that crystal clear clarity tonight that is desperately needed.”
Boris Johnson siad will reduce blocking restrictions (Image: GETTY)
9:40 a.m. update: About 40 percent of people on the Isle of Wight are using the NHS app in a pilot scheme.
Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, said around 50,000 people have downloaded the app in a week.
However, he did not say how many people had been hired to track contacts. The government is trying to reach a goal of 18,000.
8:40 am update: Obama attacks Trumps coronavirus response as a “chaotic mess:
Former US President Barack Obama called the US response to the coronavirus pandemic a “chaotic disaster” on a private conference call.
Obama has largely observed an unwritten rule by American presidents who don’t criticize his successors, but he has occasionally spoken out against President Trump, just like other past presidents.
“It would have been bad even with the best government,” Obama said on the call.
“It has been an absolutely chaotic mess when that ‘what’s in it for me’ mentality and ‘bugging everyone else’, when that mentality is operational in our government.”
8:00 a.m. update: South Korea fears second wave after spike in new cases
A group of new cases of coronavirus in South Korea has forced the closure of bars and clubs throughout its capital city, amid fears of a second wave of infections as the country cautiously emerges from the blockade.
South Korea reported 34 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, the largest daily increase in a month, bringing the total number of infections to 10,874.
7:40 a.m. update: Tesla chief billionaire Elon Musk has said he will move the automaker’s headquarters out of California due to the shutdown.
This comes after he was ordered to keep his only US vehicle plant closed. USA
“Tesla will now move its headquarters and future programs to Texas / Nevada immediately,” the CEO tweeted.
The company was filing a lawsuit against Alameda County, he added.
