Coronavirus latest: Cases in the Midlands expected to pass 100

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The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the Midlands is now nearly 100.

A total of 95 people across the region have now tested positive for Covid-19, which has so far killed 35 people in the UK.

The UK's next step could be to ask the elderly to self-isolate for up to four months.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock admits it would be a "very big ask" but insists it is a measure which is for their own "self-protection".

Construction firm JCB has been asked to produce ventilators to help people breath Credit: JCB

The spread of Coronavirus is already putting increased pressure on the NHS.

Staffordshire-based construction firm JCB has been called on by the Government to help in the battle against the virus.

The company chairman says he has been asked if the firm can help make ventilators which help patients breath.

Engineers have already been asked to draw up plans to quickly produce more ventilators in the UK, amid concerns that critical care facilities will come under intense pressure as Coronavirus spreads.

The spread of Coronavirus is also causing other businesses and organisations to change their habits.

A church is Grantham in Lincolnshire is also taking increased precautions to combat the spread of the virus.

Rev Stuart Cradduck says members of the congregation will no longer be able to drink wine at communion.

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