BRITAIN could remain in lockdown for at least weeks with normal life not returning until Autumn, according to a key Government doctor.
The number of people who have died from coronavirus in England is now 1, .
During Downing Street’s daily press conference on Sunday, Dr. Jenny Harries said the effectiveness of the isolation restrictions will be reviewed at the end of the original three-week period.
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Lottie Tiplady-Bishop () 1 minute ago th March
(PRISONERS INFECTED)
There are 75 prisoners infected with coronavirus in the UK.
The positive tests are across prisons in the country, the Ministry of Justice said.
Two prisoners so far have died.
Lottie Tiplady-Bishop (minutes ago) (th March)
EGYPTIAN DOC DIES FROM VIRUS
A doctor in Egypt has died of coronavirus after contracting it from a patient.
Ahmed el-Lawah, , is thought to have contracted the virus from an Indian national he treated in a private lab before testing positive.
Egypt has (cases and) deaths so far.
UK GOVERNMENT COMMITS £ M TO STRANDED BRITS
The UK government has committed £ 91 million to help Brits stranded abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The money will be spent on chartering flights where there are no other routes available.
It comes as scores of airlines have suspended travel in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.
The UK’s death toll has dropped for the second day in a row.
A total of 408 people died today, bringing the death toll to 1, 450.
But the figures are down from the weekend’s horrific record of 458 deaths in a single day.
1 hour ago (th March) BREAKING: LOMBARDY DEATH TOLL RISES BY MORE THAN
The death toll from the outbreak in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicentre of Italy’s contagion, has risen by around 960 in a day to some 6, 960, a source familiar with the data told Reuters.
The daily deaths were up from Sunday’s tally of 728.
The number of cases in the region, which includes the country financial capital Milan, increased by some 1, (to around) , , the source said. Read More 
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