A frontline NHS consultant has died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The NHS has enlisted easyJet and Virgin Atlantic to help staff the new Nightingale hospitals being built to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The British public have been under an unprecedented lockdown for nearly a week, with people told to stay inside and avoid gatherings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Hospital staff are hiding personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus outbreak due to shortages on the NHS frontline, medics have claimed.
Another 259 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus – with at least 13 of them having no underlying health problems.
Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of stricter lockdown measures in a letter that will be sent to every household in the UK.
Hundreds of frontline NHS staff will be tested to find out if they have coronavirus by the end of the weekend, as the government moves to ramp up testing for the disease among healthcare workers.
Donald Trump has wished Boris Johnson a “speedy recovery” after the prime minister tested positive for coronavirus.
Another 185 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, taking the total to 769.
Anyone exercising outside their home should “stay local” and “not travel unnecessarily”, according to updated government guidance.