Coronavirus: number of confirmed UK cases rises from four to eight
by Denis Campbell and Frances Perraudin from on (#4Z4Y3)
News comes after UK declared outbreak was 'serious threat' to health
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has doubled from four to eight, as the government announced new powers to detain people suspected of having the virus.
The four new cases - three men and one woman - were transferred from where they were diagnosed in Brighton to London over the weekend in order to receive specialist care.
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