Three more cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Cumbria

Public Health England has confirmed that three more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Cumbria.

It takes the total number of cases in the region to five.

The main advice from Public Health England is to continue washing hands regularly and maintain good hygiene practices.

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has insisted the Government will do "everything in its power" to delay and mitigate the coronavirus threat as the number of infected people in the UK rises to 211.

As of Saturday morning, 206 people in the UK had tested positive for coronavirus - a rise of 42 from the 164 cases which had been confirmed by Friday evening.

This rose to 273 on Sunday morning.

Calls to the NHS 111 service have increased by more than a third compared with the same period last year, with 120,000 extra calls in the first week of March, the department said.

Five hundred additional initial call responders have been trained to handle the higher demand.

His comments came as former Tory chancellor Philip Hammond said the spread of the disease had the potential to push the UK into a recession, and suggested it could pose a greater risk to the economy than a no-deal Brexit.

On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency committee, Cobra, as officials accelerate work on preparations for the delay phase of the coronavirus plan.

Meanwhile, sports governing bodies and broadcasters will attend a meeting with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to discuss how to handle the outbreak's possible impact on the sporting calendar.