AdvertisementBritain's coronavirus death toll today jumped by 40 in the biggest daily spike yet, with 177 lives now lost to the killer infection that is rapidly spreading across the UK. Under such as policy, at least half of the year would be spent under the stricter social distancing measures. 'That will continue – we have heard the chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser talk about social distancing and we will continue to act on scientific advice. It comes as Britain's death toll jumped by 40 in the biggest daily spike yet, with 177 coronavirus patients now known to have died across the UK. Under such as policy, at least half of the year would be spent under the stricter social distancing measures.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2020 15:38 UTC