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CMO for England announces 4 new cases of novel coronavirus: 2 March 2020

Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty statement on 4 new cases of COVID-19.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 2 March 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

As of 9am this morning, 4 further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19.

All 4 patients had recently travelled from Italy. The patients are from Hertfordshire, Devon and Kent. All are being investigated and contact tracing has begun.

The total number of confirmed cases in England is now 37. Following previously reported confirmed cases in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, the total number of UK cases is 40.

Published 2 March 2020