Coronavirus has claimed its youngest UK victim after an 18-year-old was killed by the deadly bug. It comes as the UK’s coronavirus death toll has leapt to 281 – with 37 people aged between 18 and 102 dying in just 24 hours.
A further 600 COVID-19 victims were identified, bringing the total number of positive tests to 5,683. The grim rise came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to give NHS staff on the frontline protective equipment in order to tackle the virus head-on.
An estimated 1.4million people who are most 'at risk' from coronavirus will be ordered to stop all social contact from Monday.
Health secretary Matt Hancock said yesterday that the very most vulnerable will be told to carry out social distancing measures