UK coronavirus cases jump to 85

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has jumped by 32 since this morning, to a total of 85.

Twenty-nine had recently travelled to affected countries or picked it up from people known to have travelled from abroad.

But three more contracted the virus in the UK and no one knows where they got it from.

The UK’s chief medical adviser said investigations and contact tracing had begun.

Earlier, Prof Chris Whitty said onward transmission and an epidemic in the UK was “likely”.

Source: bbc.com