Britain now has 87 confirmed coronavirus cases - with 36 more reported on Wednesday - as health officials issue some of the most sobering warnings yet.
Thirty-six new cases have been reported since 9am on Tuesday - 32 in England, two in Scotland and two in Northern Ireland. The UK saw its biggest day-on-day increase as England's chief medical officer said some Britons will probably die during the outbreak.
Hospitals are bracing for a rapid increase in the number of cases in the coming days and weeks, with Professor Chris Whitty warning that a large outbreak now seems inevitable.
Most of the latest infections were transmitted abroad, but Professor Whitty warned that community transmission is undoubtedly already occurring and will lead to a
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