Prime Minister Boris Johnson has used his daily briefing to ask the public to focus on following the advice on social distancing, saying ‘it could save many thousands of lives.’
The Prime Minister continued to say “We can turn the tide in the next 12 weeks.
”I’m absolutely confident we can send coronavirus packing in this country but only if we all take the steps we have outlined.”
There are now 2,689 confirmed cases in the UK with latest stats suggesting 3 in Swindon.
Positive news regarding the pandemic is coming out as Wednesday saw no new cases being reported in China for the first time since the outbreak began and reports in Italy suggesting the daily number of new cases is on the decline.
