New virus cases in UK are closely linked, official says – as it happened

Death toll inside China’s Hubei province jumps to 974, after UK government declared virus an ‘imminent threat to public health’. This blog is closed.Follow our new coronavirus live blog: deaths pass 1,000 as infections rise over 42,000 – latest news and updates 10.52pm GMT That’s all from us on this blog, though our coverage will continue overnight in a new live blog. Here’s a summary of the events since we last wrapped things up about 16 hours ago. Related: C