Coronavirus: two patients die in France as four new cases detected in England – live updates
South Korea reports almost 500 new cases and a second person dies in the US as UK ministers hold emergency meeting
- Four more people in England test positive
- EU raises infection risk from moderate to high
- Epidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘Worst-case scenario is likely’
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Donald Trump has accused Democrats of “fearmongering” over the coronavirus outbreak, while claiming his decisions have “saved many lives” and asking drug companies to accelerate work on a vaccine.
I was criticized by the Democrats when I closed the Country down to China many weeks ahead of what almost everyone recommended. Saved many lives. Dems were working the Impeachment Hoax. They didn’t have a clue! Now they are fear mongering. Be calm & vigilant!
Related: Donald Trump accuses Democrats of ‘fearmongering’ over coronavirus
A teenage daughter of a Greek coronavirus victim on a school trip to London with 100 or so classmates has proved negative for the virus, reports the Guardian’s Lisa O’Carroll. However those close to the incident say it took three days before the girl was given the all clear.
The teenager was in London since Monday last week and had been in Italy days previously when she and her mother had been on a trip. Her mother tested positive last Thursday prompting her teachers to contact the authorities on Friday.
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