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States leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases after surpassing China’s reported total.
Continue at Washington Post: Live updates: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus; the U.S. now leads the world in confirmed cases
PA reports:
The Prince of Wales, 71, has tested positive for coronavirus and is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, Clarence House has said.
Eighty-eight more people have died in the UK, taking the death toll up to 422.
A total of 90,436 people have been tested in the country for COVID-19 of which 8,077 are positive, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
This comes after the UK woke up to a lockdown following Boris Johnson’s declaration of a “moment of national emergency”.
People will only be allowed to leave their home for essential supplies, one form of daily exercise or a walk, medical care or essential work that cannot be completed at home.
Source: Death toll reaches 422 in the UK after 88 more people test positive in the last 24 hours
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