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CMO for England announces 4 new cases of novel coronavirus

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

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 23 February 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Four further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 13.

The virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the patients are being transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS infection centres.

Published 23 February 2020