Ministers have warned local councils to prepare for a potential coronavirus death toll as high as 100,000 as the UK sees its second death from Covid-19.
Whitehall officials have given the 'central estimate' to Town Halls as the UK moves firmly into the second phase of the government's strategy attempting to delay the spread of the virus According to the Sunday Times a unit in the housing department has issued guidance to local councils about how many casualties they should prepare for.
When questioned on the figure, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon - who has dialled in to Cobra meetings on the virus - did not deny the figure. "We're looking at the scientific worst case scenarios," she acknowledged.
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