Coronavirus: double dead in GB, 21

(ANSA) - LONDON, MAR 14 - The number of deaths ascertained in the United Kingdom due to coronavirus doubles, according to data collected by the BBC at the National Health Service (NHS). The total goes from 11 yesterday evening to 21 certified so far today. All 10 additional cases of infection are people "belonging to groups at risk", that is, the elderly or patients with other previous pathologies, tested positive by the Covid-19 test in the last hours, specified Professor ChrisWhitty, British chief medical officer. "I understand that the increase in the number of deaths is cause for concern for many," continued Whitty, ensuring that the authorities are taking appropriate measures for the current scenario of the Kingdom "to try to save lives and to protect the most vulnerable people." The general recommendation at the moment is to self-isolate in quarantine at home for a week addressed to anyone with symptoms, even general, of persistent ethoxy fever and to wash their hands frequently