UK coronavirus death toll under 20,000 would be 'good result', says health chief - Reuters - 0 views
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The United Kingdom will do well if it manages to keep the coronavirus death toll below 20,000, a senior health official said on Saturday after the deadliest day so far of the outbreak saw the number of fatalities rise to more than 1,000.
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The number of confirmed cases stood at 17,089 on Saturday morning. The death toll rose by 260 in a day to 1,019
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When asked if Britain was on the same trajectory as Italy, where the death toll has passed 9,000, Powis said that if the public adhered to the nationwide lockdown the total toll could be kept below 20,000.
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the seventh highest toll in the world behind Italy, Spain, China, Iran, France and the United States.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major power to announce a positive test result for coronavirus on Friday. He is self-isolating in Downing Street but still leading the UK response to the crisis.
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“If it is less than 20,000... that would be a good result though every death is a tragedy, but we should not be complacent about that,”
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The minister for Scotland, Alister Jack, said on Saturday he had developed a temperature and a cough in the past 24 hours and was now working from home in isolation. He has not been tested for coronavirus.
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Health workers, who remain in their cars, are tested by nurses who carry out swabs in the nose and mouth through the windows.