LONDON: The UK death toll from coronavirus has almost doubled in one day – with NHS England reporting 10 new fatalities, bringing the total to 21.
Plans are underway to ban mass gatherings from next week as the Government looks to implement more extreme measures in the fight against COVID-19, media reports said.
Boris Johnson had faced criticism for not taking such actions, despite similar steps being taken by other European countries as the pandemic worsens.
Emergency legislation bringing in beefed-up powers will be published next week and there could also be a move towards more people working from home, a Whitehall source said.
The announcement comes as the UK deals with a rising number of cases of the illness, increasing to 798, and a death toll of 11.
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