Coronavirus: new UK cases are 'closely linked', official says – live news

UK government declares virus an ‘imminent threat to public health’ as death toll inside China jumps to 908 with more than 40,000 infectionsNumber of UK confirmed cases rises from four to eightSixty more cases on cruise ship as ‘depression sets in’How to protect yourself from coronavirusShare your stories 4.45pm GMT In the same statement, PHE revealed that two of the four new cases of coronavirus had been healthcare workers. Doyle added: “Two of these new cases are h