Coronavirus deaths in UK at lowest level since lockdown began in March - BBC News

The UK has recorded the lowest number of deaths from coronavirus since the lockdown began. 77 people died in the most recently recorded 24 hour period. There were no deaths reported in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It takes the total recorded coronavirus death toll in the UK to 40,542.

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has denied that lives were lost because the lockdown was brought in too late. He was responding to criticism from a senior scientist who advises the government.

Meanwhile new quarantine rules for passengers entering the UK are coming into force. Three airlines have begun a legal challenge to the restrictions, which will require most people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days.

Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes and Business Correspondent Katy Austin.

[marcus]

BBC News in 2 weeks : Why is systematic racism causing cornavirus deaths in BAME people

[Skilless-un]

Citizen : tell the truth
BBC : We don't do that here

[njm]

“We took the right action at the right time”, “ we followed the science” well obviously you didn’t and the science was done by year 8 set 3 science students

[yurekandsnakes]

Guided by science? How come our science doesn’t match up to the rest of the world? More like picking science that suits what you want.

[Longshanks]

Oh well thank goodness for the massive public protests.

They’ll soon fix that!

[ralph]

"Stay at home", tell it to protesters Boris

[ii-mayaa-x-]

it’s funny how in the middle of april it was at a all time high eventhough everyone was home but now when no ones social distancing and everyone is together again it’s the lowest it’s been since march?

[BobBob-cnyy]

Privatise the left wing BBC make them work for a living.

[eliezerrr]

Bit odd seeing the amount of protesting going on and the packed beaches...but okay. “Hooray”i guess🤨

[Adzqu]

Well that’s weird so if you protest in a gathering corona is gone lol

[Matt-opzd]

I live in Torquay. Torbay Hospital is literally at 0 current active cases, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter has 3 current active cases, and no one has died in Torbay for 3 weeks. And as far as I have heard, it is pretty much the same story across Devon. Someone please explain to me how this R number works?

[aviahveredusa]

They were never high to begin with. Certainly not high enough to collapse the economy...

[poperamin]

Anyone think the protests will cause a second spike

[mattymobbs]

Well if it don't come back now we know we have all been lied to

[sutats]

Welp, time to cook up the next virus.

[charlieday]

all of these protests will have catastrophic affects. may god be with you all.

[rogersaxon]

Only 77 human life? only one human life is suficient! What titulated is this?

[jz]

The British government’s thought which may represent the British people’s in some extend is super strange. When most of the counties lockdown the cities or even the whole country, you say it will be ok. But locked later which costed so many lives and decided to do head immunity. When the pandemic is almost coming to the end, you started calling people to wear musk. When you are supposed to stop the airline operation at the very beginning of the pandemic, you did not, but start quarantine to the arrives now, not even forceable. What is the point? Why did you do everything in the opposite order?

[mememememelia]

“Guided by the science” Is far becoming an automatic response. It’s not fair on science.

asking questions to Matt Hancock wanting a straight answer is also draining my life

[Skilless-un]

Did you sleep well last night
Matt Hancock : Yes I was guided by the Science