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Coronavirus: UK will have 'significant number of cases' in six weeks and 'some deaths'

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The UK will probably see "some deaths" from coronavirus and a rapid rise in infections in the next six weeks, Public Health England's chief medical officer has warned.

Professor Chris Whitty revealed health officials are bracing for the outbreak to get much worse in Britain, where at least 53 people have tested positive for the flu-like illness.

Two new cases were confirmed in Scotland on Wednesday morning. Prof Whitty had earlier warned that up to 80 per cent of Britons would catch the bug in the Government's worst case scenario, and one per cent of those may die.

The NHS has declared a level four emergency over coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, and the UK's action plan warned that a fifth of workers could be absent at the height of the

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