Coronavirus: Hampshire has second case of coronavirus confirmed as first person diagnosed with disease on Isle of Wight

A SECOND cases of coronavirus has been confirmed in Hampshire.
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It comes as the total number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the UK passed 200.

Public Health England (PHE) announced that as of 9am on Saturday there had been 206 confirmed cases of the disease across the country.

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It also update its list of the locations that have had cases of coronavirus.

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This list now shows that there have been two confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Hampshire.

There has also been one case on the Isle of Wight.

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PHE list however says that there have been 0 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Portsmouth as of yet.

In West Sussex there have been three patients diagnosed with Covid-19.

While there have been 0 confirmed cases in Southampton.

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In Italy, which has been hit hard by the outbreak of coronavirus, the government has announced mandatory quarantine measures which will affect 16 million people in the country.

The decree was signed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and covers the country's prosperous north, including the Lombardy region and at least 14 provinces in neighbouring regions.

The measures will be in place until April 3.

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