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Coronavirus in Hertfordshire recap: More cases announced

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  • The University of Hertfordshire announced last night a student had tested positive for Covid-19. The university remains open after receiving advice from Public Health England.
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  • This comes shortly after Arsenal confirmed its manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus. The Premier League will hold an emergency meeting this morning.
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  • Further cases of coronavirus in the county have been confirmed by the East and North Hertfordshire Trust. There is a positive at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, while a company in Welham Green confirmed in a letter that one of its employees had received a positive test back.
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  • On Wednesday evening, the East of England Ambulance Service said one of its paramedics, who lives in Hertfordshire , tested positive.
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  • On Monday evening, an elderly coronavirus patient with underlying health conditions, died at Watford General Hospital. He has been named online as Manohar Krishna Prabhu and he was a member of the congregation at Bhaktidevanta Manor in Letchmore Heath.
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  • As of 9am yesterday (Thursday) there were 18 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Hertfordshire - only the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea had more (19).
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  • In a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that 'up to 10,000 people across the UK could already be infected'.
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  • Officially, the government says it has identified 590 positive cases as of 9am yesterday - with ten deaths.
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  • The government is moving to the 'delay' stage in an attempt to reduce the risk of the spread.
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  • Anyone experiencing a new continuous cough or high temperature is being asked to self-isolate for seven days.
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  • For the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in Hertfordshire, follow our live blog.

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