Coronavirus LIVE: First UK death as advice for people with ‘minimal’ symptoms changes

The first person in the UK has died from coronavirus, Royal Berkshire NHS Trust announced on Thursday.
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The Trust said the patient had underlying health conditions. Until this point, the only other UK national to die from the disease was a passenger on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.

The Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, has also said he does not think a working vaccine will be produced in time for the coronavirus outbreak in this country.

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