Coronavirus: first UK fatality ‘caught it in Britain’

News comes as UK moves to delay phase of the response

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The first person in the UK to die from coronavirus caught the deadly illness in Britain, according to reports.

The victim, a woman in her 70s, had underlying health conditions and had been “in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons,” say health officials.

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