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- There have been at least 52 cases of Covid-19 in Hertfordshire, as of 9am yesterday (March 19).
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- There have been 144 deaths and a further 643 recorded cases in the UK, Public Health England said. Across the UK, there are at least 3,269 coronavirus cases.
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- The Department of Education has identified the 'key workers' in the UK who they deem as essential in the fight against coronavirus. The government body said the children of those workers will still be cared for at school - while schools are being shut to all other children
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- At yesterday's daily briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "we can turn the tide" of Covid-19 within the next 12 weeks.
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