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Coronavirus live updates: the latest news as Boris Johnson chairs Cobra meeting after UK cases rise to 273

Boris Johnson visiting the Mologic Laboratory on 6 March after pledging a further £46 million for research into a coronavirus vaccine (Photo: Getty)

  • Boris Johnson presides over an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday to assess the UK's response to the coronavirus outbreak following the nation's third disease-linked death.
  • A man who had underlying health issues in his 60s died at North Manchester General Hospital after checking Covid-19 for positive.
  • According to the latest information from the Department of Health and Social Care, there are more than 110,000 cases around the world, and at least 273 in the UK.
This story appeals to the audience because Boris Johnson is home to the UK meaning that people can relate and Coronavirus also affects a lot of people making it very appealing

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 50 (right) and his assistant Scott Hutchison, 25 (left) have revealed they are expecting triplets
  • Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 50, and his 55-year-old partner Tony, who became the first same-sex couple to officially register as parents in 1999, split last year in October.
  • Barrie then revealed that he was in a relationship with his 25-year-old assistant, Scott Hutchison, who once dated his friend, Saffron, who was 20.
  • Just a month later, Barrie's father-of-five and his new partner confirmed that they had twin daughters-but they announced today that they had triplets on their way.

  • Appeals to the audience as LGBTQ is become more fluid in society and people seek freedom therefore people are more interested in the story.

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