Coronavirus live blog as it happened: latest as 250,000 volunteers wanted to support NHS as new Covid-19 hospital to open

Coronavirus live blog as it happened: latest as 250,000 volunteers wanted to support NHS as new Covid-19 hospital to open

By Claire Schofield

Early News Editor

Published 24th Mar 2020, 07:58 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2020, 19:00 BST

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