Euronews reporter Trent Murray says it has been “quite a dark day for the United Kingdom in its fight against the coronavirus” after 980 people died from the virus in the past 24 hours.
“That is not just a record for the UK but a record for any European country, even worse than Italy and Spain, which we know have just been ravaged
by this disease,” he told Sky News on Saturday. Mr Murray said UK health authorities predicted the coronavirus peak in two to three weeks. Image: Getty
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