Coronavirus LIVE: Sixth UK patient dies as 373 people test positive for disease

The chief medical officer in the UK has warned that ‘many thousands of people’ are likely to catch coronavirus, as the number of cases in the UK escalated to 373 as of this morning (March 10).

By Lloyd Bent

Published 10th Mar 2020, 09:55 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2020, 15:47 BST

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This comes as the sixth person to die from the disease in the UK passed away in hospital in west Hertfordshire.

The victim was in their 80s.

Travel restrictions have tightened and people with cold symptoms could be told to stay at home.

A woman wearing a face mask passes a Public Health England sign, warning arriving passengers that a virus, Coronavirus, has been detected in Wuhan in China, at Terminal 4 of London Heathrow Airport in west London on January 28, 2020. - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday the country was waging a serious fight against the "demon" coronavirus outbreak and pledged transparency in the government's efforts to contain the disease. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

The number of deaths worldwide has passed 4,000 as the virus spreads to more than 100 countries.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the country would remain in the ‘containment’ phase for the disease at the moment, however it was likely that a change into the ‘delay’ phase would be necessary.

Follow this live blog for developments as they come throughout today.

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