Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone to this press conference, where i am joined by the chief medical officer and our chief scientific advisor. I am sorry not to be part of this trio for so long. I want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence and i want to thank the nhs for getting me back here. In a few minutes, i will hand it over to patrick to update you on the epidemic, but first we will get to todays latest data. Many tests for coronavirus have 901,905 tests for coronavirus have carried out u. K. , including 611 tests yesterday. 171,253 people have tested positive, an increase of 6000 82 cases since yesterday. 15,043 people are currently in hospital with coronavirus, compared to 15,359 people yesterday. Sadly, of those tested positive for coronavirus, 26,711 have now died. That is an increase of 674 fatalities since yesterday. This figure includes deaths, not just in hospitals. Across this country, families every day are continuing to lose loved ones befor
This comes a day after the Prime Minister and his partner announced the birth of their son. Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone to this press conference, where i am joined by the chief medical officer and our chief scientific advisor. I am sorry not to be part of this trio for so long. I want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence and i want to thank the nhs for getting me back here. In a few minutes, i will hand it over to patrick to update you on the epidemic, but first we will get to todays latest data. Many tests for coronavirus have 611ied out u. K. , including tests yesterday. People have tested positive, an increase of 6000 82 cases since yesterday. People are currently in hospital with coronavirus, compared to 15,359 people yesterday. Sadly, of those tested positive 26,000 have now died. Of 674 an increase fatalities since yesterday. Deaths, notincludes just in hospitals. Across this country, families every day are continuing to lose loved ones before
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support. one week after the earthquake and tsunami, the relief effort is being overshadowed by the fears of a nuclear disaster. white smoke billowed from one of four damaged reactors, as crews frantically work to restore power at the crippled plant. they re trying to restart cooling pumps and prevent a total meltdown. but it s unclear whether the systems will operate when the electricity is restored. new video shows extensive damage. japanese officials responded to criticism that they re downplaying the severity of radiation leaks. on friday, the government acknowledged they were slow to respond to the crisis. test flights show the worst contamination has not spread past the 19-mile evacuation zone. nuclear radioactivity was dangerous. harmful for human health. in other cities, like in tokyo, it is not the case. reporter: but many in tokyo are leaving. forecasters say shifting winds could push radiation toward the capital over the weekend. united nation scientists w