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Coronavirus in UK live blog as it happened: clap for NHS staff at 8pm tonight | death toll rises by 569

By Finlay Greig

Published 2nd Apr 2020, 08:07 BST

Updated 2nd Apr 2020, 18:51 BST

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Before you do that here are some articles offering practical advice:

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Staff wearing PPE of gloves and face masks, as a preactionary measure against COVID-19, disinfect an ambulance after it arrived with a patient at St Thomas' Hospital in north London (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images) — Staff wearing PPE of gloves and face masks, as a preactionary measure against COVID-19, disinfect an ambulance after it arrived with a patient at St Thomas' Hospital in north London (Photo: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images) | Getty Images

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