He recorded an additional 260 deaths from nCoV, a record increase within 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,019 out of 17,089 cases.

Figures released by the UK Ministry of Health and Social Care today show that the number of people dying of nCoV in the country is 34% higher than yesterday, the largest increase in a day since March 18. A total of 120,776 people were tested.

The Secretary of State for the Scottish Foreign Affairs Department, Alister Jack, is the next official in the government to quarantine himself due to symptoms of Covid-19, but he has not been tested.

Crown Prince Charles and Deputy Health Minister Nadine Dorries have previously been confirmed to have Covid-19. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Minister Matt Hancock yesterday also received positive results for nCoV.

In a video shot at his Downing Street office yesterday, Prime Minister Johnson said he would continue to govern the government and direct the Covid-19 response. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he hoped Johnson would recover soon, and said the British leadership had said "we need a lot of ventilators" before greeting in the telephone.

Experts say the Covid-19 situation in the UK is not currently surprising given the government's subjective attitude to the pandemic. They are considered to be relatively slow in their actions compared to other countries, despite being one of the largest epidemic regions in the world. Prime Minister Johnson himself also acted contrary to medical recommendations, such as shaking hands with everyone visiting a hospital where someone was infected with nCoV.