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Students return to a school in Devon which had closed for a week due to coronavirus.
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Scientists reveal the average incubation time for the virus that's infected more than 114,000 people globally.
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Measures such as school closures will not yet be introduced, as the UK's fourth virus death is confirmed.
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Dr Gauden Galea is asked by the BBC if the lack of transparency from China put global health at risk.
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Daughters' of woman quarantined in virus-struck care home say they feel 'helpless'.
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The chancellor says he is also considering more support for businesses and individuals in an epidemic.
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Ahead of the upcoming budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to address the outbreak.
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New measures in an upcoming bill will also see an expansion of the use of video hearings in courts.
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Surgeon Gillian Cribb says patients assume "if you're not male, you're not a surgeon".
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The family of a man who died with coronavirus say they cannot arrange his funeral because they are self-isolating.
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London paramedics are asked to shave but plans to order them to do so have been put on hold.
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People in Didsbury, south of Manchester, tell the BBC how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting their everyday lives.
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Officials say 49 more people have died, marking the country's largest daily increase in fatalities.
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The cash includes extra funds to develop a vaccine and new rapid test for the disease.
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Boris Johnson announces £46m to fund work to find a coronavirus vaccine, but warns it may take a year.
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Matt Hancock appears on Question Time to answer queries from members of the public.
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Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust received almost £1m despite an inquiry into preventable baby deaths.
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They can hula hoop and inject insulin at the same time. Meet the duo who are using social media to destigmatise diabetes.
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The patient, who had underlying health conditions, dies as the number of UK cases rises to 116.
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Thirty-seven-year-old Ruth Williamson is hoping the drugs will slow down the fatal condition.
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Measures will be ramped up to slow the spread of coronavirus as the UK moves past the "contain" phase.
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A 71-year-old man, who was on a cruise ship last month, dies in a hospital near Sacramento.
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Paediatric nurse Catherine McConville appealed for sleeves for babies in her neo-natal unit.
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Dr Adele McCormick from the University of Westminster demonstrates how to wash your hands.
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Prof Chris Whitty, the UK's chief medical adviser, tells MPs that coronavirus is being transmitted between people in the country.
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The UK reports its largest daily increase in cases, as two patients on a hospital ward are diagnosed.
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A report from members of Parliament says progress in reducing transmissions could be reversed.
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East Kent Hospitals did not learn from past failings, say a couple whose baby nearly died in 2012.
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Claims that stretched resources and a lack of information for women mean some are being denied.
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Move to reduce the transmission of coronavirus in hospitals comes as hand-washing ad campaign begins.
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It comes as the coronavirus outbreak has kept many Chinese drug ingredient manufacturers shut.
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Adverts by two firms made false claims about preventing the spread of coronavirus, watchdog rules.
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Sarafina Nance had a new type of surgery to prevent breast cancer that meant she retained more feeling in her chest.
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The BBC Health team talks through the NHS advice about protecting yourself from COVID-19.
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Non-urgent NHS care may be delayed if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, the government says, as the number of UK cases rises to 51.
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Measures will give the government more powers to combat a widespread outbreak, as cases rise to 39.
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MPs will hear the experiences of women with endometriosis as part of an inquiry into the condition.
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Julie from Singapore talks candidly about being diagnosed with Covid-19 and her time in isolation.
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The World Health Organization says the virus is "unique" but stresses it can still be contained.
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The BBC's Fergus Walsh and expert Sian Griffiths answer your questions about the virus outbreak.
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Boris Johnson says expansion of the virus is "on the cards" in the UK, as the number of cases rises to 39.
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Patients should now be able to get treatments in days rather than months, say ministers.
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A public health chief warns the country must be prepared as the PM chairs an emergency meeting.
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Some British tourists are heading home after a week quarantined inside their hotel rooms.
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Scotland's first diagnosis is among the new cases, along with 12 more patients from England.
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A woman is taking legal action against an NHS gender clinic which treated her as a teenager.
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Big events could be banned and schools closed in the "worst-case scenario", the health secretary says.
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The health secretary says that the government will do whatever is necessary to tackle coronavirus in the UK.
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The plan will detect community transmission of the coronavirus in the event of an outbreak in Scotland.
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Keira Bell transitioned to a male as a teenager. Now she says the NHS clinic that treated her should have challenged the decision.
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