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		</div><p>The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK leapt to 35 after 12 new patients were identified in England.</p>
<p>Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said three of the patients were close contacts of a known Covid-19 case that was transmitted within the UK – believed to be a Surrey resident.</p>
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<p>Another new patient, from Essex, has no relevant travel to an affected area, Prof Whitty said on Sunday.</p>
<p>He added investigations were ongoing as to whether the patient had contracted it “directly or indirectly” from an individual who had recently travelled abroad.</p>
<p>Of the eight remaining cases, six had recently travelled from Italy, while two had been in Iran.</p>
<p>These patients are from London, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire.</p>
<p>One of the confirmed cases is in Bury, according to Bury Council, which said the patient had been taken to a specialist NHS infection centre.</p>
<p>All of the newly identified cases are being investigated and health officials have begun tracing anyone who had close contact with them.</p>
<p>As of 9am on Sunday, more than 11,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK – with 35 confirmed as positive.</p>
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<p>It comes after the Health Secretary conceded it was “inevitable” that the deadly virus would continue to spread across the UK.</p>
<p>Matt Hancock did not rule out following China’s lead in shutting down cities if the Covid-19 outbreak escalates, as he outlined a new “battle plan” by the Government on Sunday.</p>
<p>On isolating entire cities, as Chinese authorities did with Wuhan, Mr Hancock told the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme: “There is clearly a huge economic and social downside to that.</p>
<p>“But we don’t take anything off the table at this stage because you have to make sure you have all the tools available if that is what is necessary.”</p>
<p>Ireland reported its first case on Saturday while a staff member at an infant school in Berkshire was confirmed to be a Covid-19 patient.</p>
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<p>In an email, Willow Bank Infant School headteacher Michelle Masters urged parents to “remain calm and follow the recommended hygiene procedures”.</p>
<p>“The school will be shut for some days to allow for a deep clean and to ensure that the risk of infection remain(s) low,” Ms Masters said.</p>
<p>A pub in Haslemere, Surrey, has been closed until further notice for deep cleaning after a customer “tested positive for coronavirus”.</p>
<p>A patient in the county was confirmed as the first to catch the illness within the UK on Friday.</p>
<p>The landlords of the Prince of Wales pub said on Facebook that they had no symptoms of the virus and that it was a “precautionary measure only”.</p>
<p>On Sunday, the Department of Health and Social Care announced every department will have a ministerial lead on the virus, and a cross-Whitehall “war room” is being set up to roll out an enhanced public information campaign.</p>
<p>Emergency powers designed to restrict Covid-19 if it becomes endemic, due to be announced this week, would only be “temporary”, said Mr Hancock.</p>
<p>He confirmed that “population distancing measures”, such as banning public gatherings and cancelling football matches, could be considered by the Government, while closing schools may be “necessary”.</p>
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<p>He added the NHS was ready to deal with further cases of coronavirus, with more than 5,000 emergency critical care beds available.</p>
<p>The number of emergency meetings convened by the Government is to be increased, which comes amid criticism of Boris Johnson for failing to lead a Cobra contingencies committee on the outbreak until Monday.</p>
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