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March News Updates

MARCH NEWS UPDATES:

Please find the links below for news as it happened during the month.

• 5^th March

First UK death confirmed as cases surge to 116

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/more-than-a-hundred-people-in-uk-infected-with-coronavirus

• 12th March

UK moves to the Delay Stage & what are the four stages?

 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-what-are-the-four-stages-of-the-uks-response-plan-11950264

• 19^th March

Boris orders the closure of school throughout England

 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-boris-johnson-to-announce-closure-of-schools-in-england-qkpglb79b

• 20th March

Closure of all pubs, clubs, restaurants, Cinemas and Gyms

 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/03/20/boris-johnson-announces-extraordinary-closure-uks-pubs-restaurants/

• 23rd March

Boris orders a Lockdown throughout the country to reduce the spread of the virus

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/boris-johnson-orders-uk-lockdown-to-be-enforced-by-police

• 27th March

Clap for Carers Millions of people turn out to show their support and appreciation

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8160425/A-E-nurses-tearful-response-millions-clapped-NHS-carers.html

• 31st March

NHS told they will receive thousands more Ventilators next week as death toll reaches 1,789 in the UK

 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/31/uk-coronavirus-live-ons-death-toll-covid-19-latest

China helps equip the UK with life-saving Ventilators