413 coronavirus deaths are recorded in UK today - the lowest figure this month
Daily MailThe UK's coronavirus death toll increased by 413 today - the lowest recorded this month - as NHS bosses said social distancing is 'paying off' but warned breaking the rules now could result in a second peak of the deadly disease. The latest Downing Street data showed there has been a slight increase in the number of people going outside in recent days Transport use overall remains relatively flat but the number of vehicles on the nations has rose slightly which has spooked the government's health expert Coronavirus tracking app suggests disease arrived in UK in January A coronavirus tracking app has suggested the disease arrived in the UK in January - well before the first cases were detected. As Britons were pictured basking in parks in warm weather: It was revealed everyone entering Britain will now face a mandatory two-week quarantine under plans being drawn up by the Government; Ministers have ordered up to 50 million new immunity tests to be produced in the fight against Covid-19; Boris Johnson prepared to return to work in Downing Street tomorrow, having told aides that he is 'raring to go'; Dominic Raab admitted a coronavirus vaccine is 'unlikely to come this year' despite human trials starting this week; The Foreign Secretary also blasted 'irresponsible' Tory donors, MPs and Keir Starmer for demanding the UK government publish a lockdown exit strategy; A tracker app shows coronavirus was spreading in Britain weeks before first case was spotted - and says we already passed peak of the bug on April 1; Britons in lockdown were braced for more bad news as the country will be hit with weeks of rain from today as the heatwave ends; Epidemiologist Prof Neil Ferguson, who is on the Sage group of advisers, warned 100,000 people could die of coronavirus if the lockdown was lifted and 'shielding' of elderly; People flocked in their droves to DIY stores despite rules banning all non-essential outings. Stephen Powis, the national medical director of NHS England, said the latest government statistics showed there had been a 'slight uptick' in the number of people using their cars and going outside in recent days The number of people in hospital with coronavirus continues to fall in many parts of the country, and in others there is a steady plateau The UK's coronavirus death rate continues to hover at roughly the same level as its European neighbours in France, Spain and Italy Downing Street data showed the he number of new daily cases has been broadly stable in recent days, but this has been affected by increased testing Shoppers are pictured queuing outside the Range in Derby as the coronavirus crisis continues with the government still urging people to stay at home as much as possible Pictured: People queue outside a B&Q store in Watford as social distancing continues across the UK Government adviser says gradual easing of lockdown could see death toll hit 100,000 Prof Ferguson speaking on the UnHerd podcast The number of deaths from coronavirus could reach 100,000 in the UK by the end of this year if a gradual lockdown is implemented with only the elderly shielded, Professor Neil Ferguson warned yesterday. Pictured is The Mall with Buckingham Palace in the background Police spoke to sunbathers as they patrolled Greenwich Park in the south of London today Dominic Raab today insisted the UK is 'on track' to carry out 100,000 daily coronavirus tests by the end of April Today's figures show a further 336 people who tested positive for the virus died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in the country to 18,420.