Two more coronavirus cases confirmed in UK - bringing total number of cases to 53
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA further two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK. This takes the current total up to 53. Two more people in Scotland have been diagnosed with the virus - also known as COVID-19.
The news was confirmed by Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman who said the patients tested positive overnight. Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme she said: "We now have three cases in Scotland." Following the latest update, chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said community transmission of coronavirus is likely to be happening already.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's when it's going from person to person to person and then we pick it up – that's what we mean by community transmission. "It is
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