Coronavirus news: UK death toll reaches 35 as Hancock warns 'every single person in this country will be affected' and Germany shuts borders

The UK government has urged British companies to join a “national effort” to produce more intensive care ventilators and other medical equipment to help the NHS cope with a sharp increase in coronavirus cases.

Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said on Sunday morning that the elderly could be quarantined for a period of up to four months in the coming weeks as a precautionary measure to protect lives.

The escalation in the government’s response to the outbreak came as major supermarkets warned the public against panic buying and told people to “be considerate in the way they shop”.

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