英國疫情一日內増至13 cases

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Another twelve people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 35.
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said three of the new patients were close contacts of a known case in the UK.
However, it is still not known how one new patient in Essex contracted the deadly virus. Six of the new cases had recently travelled from Italy, while the remaining two from Iran.
It comes after a staff member at an infant school in Reading tested positive for coronavirus, while the government announced an emergency battle plan to react to any further outbreak.
Every department will have a ministerial lead to oversee the response to coronavirus while an enhanced public information campaign is due to be rolled out in the coming week.
In a statement, Professor Whitty said: ‘The patients who have recently travelled are from London, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire. All are being investigated and contact tracing has begun.’
He added: ‘The total number of confirmed cases in England is now 33. Following previously reported confirmed cases in Northern Ireland and Wales, the total number of UK cases is 36.’